More than 20 nations join coalition to protect Red Sea navigation - Pentagon

More than 20 nations join coalition to protect Red Sea navigation - Pentagon

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According to the Pentagon, more than 20 countries have joined the U.S.-led coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea from attacks by Houthi rebels.

More than 20 countries have joined a US-led coalition to protect coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels. This was reported in the Pentagon, reports UNN.

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It is noted that the Iranian-backed Houthis have repeatedly attacked ships in the Red Sea.

So far, more than 20 countries have signed up to participate in the coalition

Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder told reporters.

Ryder said the Houthis are attacking the economic welfare and prosperity of nations around the world, effectively becoming bandits on the the international highway that is the Red Sea.

The forces of the Coalition forces will serve as a kind of road patrol, patrolling the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Gulf to respond to and assist commercial vessels as needed. necessary

he says, calling on the Houthis to stop their attacks.

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On Monday, December 18, the United States announced the creation of a a multinational coalition in the Red Sea, and two days later the Houthis warned that they would retaliate retaliate in the event of an attack.

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