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US forces shoot down 10-hour barrage of Houthi missiles and drones, officials say

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DOUG G. WARE

STARS AND STRIPES • December 26, 2023

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives in Rota, Spain, Dec. 8, 2023. On Tuesday, Dec., 26, 2023, the USS Laboon and American fighter jets shot down 12 drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land-attack cruise missiles in the southern Red Sea that were fired by the Yemen-based Houthis over a 10-hour period. (Elexia Morelos/U.S. Navy)

U.S. forces in the Middle East shot down a barrage of enemy weapons Tuesday off the coast of Yemen during a sustained attack that lasted for several hours, officials said.

Americans stationed in the region have seen an uptick in insurgent attacks over the last several weeks, which started not long after the militant group Hamas launched a surprise assault on Israel in October. So far, none of the attacks on U.S. bases have caused any American deaths or serious property damage to the bases.