The Daily Signal: US Defense System Has Smacked Down More Than 100 Missiles in Yemen War
The U.S.-made Patriot missile defense system has shot down more than 100 missiles fired from Yemen at Gulf Arab states since 2015, Defense News revealed Wednesday.
The missiles were likely fired by Yemeni Houthi rebels over the last two years at Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for the Gulf states’ support of an ongoing air campaign.
President Donald Trump has praised the missile system in recent days after a high-profile intercept over Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh. Riyadh was targeted by a Houthi missile, which U.S. officials believe bore “Iranian markings.” Iran is known to support the Houthi movement in Yemen, which adheres to a Shiite interpretation of Islam.
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Update: Raytheon: Arab-operated Patriots intercepted over 100 tactical ballistic missiles since 2015 (Defense News)
WNU Editor: The Houthis in Yemen appear to have a lot of missiles in their arsenal.
