To say, Eritrea has lost any control of the southern Red Sea outside of the Dahlak Islands is a misnomer. It is better to say, Eritrea is out of the game. At this moment, Eritrea has no control to southern Red Sea, because the region has become a playground of the American led forces and the Iran backed Hoothi Yemenis. In short, the region is divided between America and the Yemeni Shia Muslim Hoothi forces.
In this region of the Red Sea, Eritrea is fully out of the game, because Eritrea does not have the military and naval capacity to move out of the Dahlak Islands and the port of Assab.
Under Emperor Haile Selassie the Imperial Ethiopian naval forces were so dominant in the southern Red Sea, no Arab country including Egypt had ever contested against Ethiopian naval forces and HIM's naval ships in the sea. The Yemeni's that dragged Issaias all the way to court and snatched the strategic Hanish Islands from Issaias Afeworki's hand with help of Egypt, Turkey and the Arab money had never dared against the formidable Ethiopian imperial naval forces.
There are many retired Eritrean and Ethiopian naval officers who were trained in the Ethiopian naval colleges in Embatkala, Massawa and Asmara and in Europe and USA, who can attest to this truth.
The Emperor was so concerned about Ethiopian security in the Red Sea and the education of the Ethiopian officers, he made sure that his naval forces were trained by the best in the world. The instructors of the Ethiopian Naval College in Massawa and Embatikala were naval engineers and officers from Norway, UK, Australia and the USA. Even the naval military uniform was imported from the UK and the two head chefs who prepared the meal of the college and the main base were Norwegians. The Ferenji officers and instructors were eating the same food like their students. One former student said, the portion of our Pastal Forno was the size of a regular brick.
US and coalition forces successfully repelled mass drone strike by Houthi rebels
Story by Kateryna Shkarlat Mar 11, 2024
The United States military and coalition forces protecting maritime navigation in the Red Sea repelled another aerial attack from Yemeni Houthi rebels in the region. During the operation, dozens of drones were successfully intercepted and downed, according to the Twitter (X) account of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM).
According to information provided by the US military, after battles on Saturday morning, the forces of the United States and the coalition "downed a total of at least 28 uncrewed aerial vehicles."
It is noted that this massive air attack occurred between 04:00 and 08:20 in the morning (local time in Sania) on March 9.
"No US or Coalition Navy vessels were damaged in the attack and there were also no reports by commercial ships of damage," clarified the Central Command.
Attacks by the Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea and the US and coalition operation
Since November of last year, Yemeni Houthi rebels have been launching drone and missile attacks on maritime traffic in the Red Sea, the Bab-el-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden in solidarity with Palestinians opposing Israeli military actions against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
In response to the ongoing attacks by the militants, on January 12, the United States and the United Kingdom launched missile strikes for the first time against Houthi military targets in Yemen.
At the end of January, a Houthi drone attacked a British military ship in the Red Sea, and the following day, the Houthi rebels claimed to have attacked an American destroyer. However, the Pentagon refuted the militants' claim.
On February 26, the Houthis again targeted a tanker in the Gulf of Aden flying the American flag. A few days prior to this incident, they attacked a US ship carrying humanitarian aid in the Red Sea.
On March 6, it was reported that the vessel True Confidence, under the flag of Barbados, came under fire. At least three sailors lost their lives in the attack. Additionally, on March 2, a commercial ship, the Rubimar, sank in the Red Sea under the flag of Belize and owned by the United Kingdom. The vessel had been struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile launched by the Houthis on February 18. The crew of the ship was evacuated at that time. This incident marks the first ship sinking following an attack by the militants.
Eritrea Lost Control to southern Red Sea
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Re: Eritrea Lost Control to southern Red Sea
Well well, Ethiopia must not seat idle and must work hard so that no Houthis or other foreign arms are going to encroach into Ethiopia, it will be or after over throwing the Isayas government, the foreigners can install another thorn government next to Ethiopia in fact it will be worse unless the current ethioppian government is like Ase H Selassie and claim Eritrea asap. This government is so weakend by Tplf, it can not with stand to fight off for Ethiopia let alone for Eritrea. It is too busy playing ethnic
Re: Eritrea Lost Control to southern Red Sea
You lost all Begemeder aka ቤጌምድር and Raya for enternity. What you gonna do about it, ladies? Do you think ህገ መንግስቱ will grunt ህ ወ ሀ ት the ቤጌምድር to Tigeay? Maybe in your dreams .
Re: Eritrea Lost Control to southern Red Sea
Fendadaw,
Did the Jelabia clad illiterate Shia Yemeni Muslims took away Begemeder or Raya from Ethiopians? It is the strategic Hanish Islands of the southern Red Sea that the illiterate Yemenis snatched away from the hands of the Arab slave Issaias Afeworki's nose.
For your history lesson, no filthy camel herding Arab had ever tried to take the Hanish Islands away from Haile Selassie or Mengistu Hailemariam.
Did the Jelabia clad illiterate Shia Yemeni Muslims took away Begemeder or Raya from Ethiopians? It is the strategic Hanish Islands of the southern Red Sea that the illiterate Yemenis snatched away from the hands of the Arab slave Issaias Afeworki's nose.
For your history lesson, no filthy camel herding Arab had ever tried to take the Hanish Islands away from Haile Selassie or Mengistu Hailemariam.
Re: Eritrea Lost Control to southern Red Sea
እሰይ እንኳን ወሰዱ:: ከናንት ኮተታሞች ይልቅ የየመን ወንድሞቻችን ይቀርቡናል:: እናንተ ልካችሁን አግኝታችሆል, ላንድላክድ :: ሌቦች የናንተ ያልሆነ ልትወስዱ ...
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Yemen's Houthi rebels target a Liberian-flagged ship in Red Sea with missiles, authorities say
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press • Mar 12, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea with missiles on Monday, producing an explosion near the vessel but causing no damage, authorities said.
The master of the vessel reported the explosion and said no one was hurt, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The UKMTO later identified the vessel as the Pinocchio, managed by a Singaporean firm.
The Houthis used two anti-ship ballistic missiles in the attack, the U.S. military's Central Command said.
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the attack early Tuesday in a prerecorded statement, claiming the Pinocchio was an American ship without offering evidence to support the assertion.
He said the Houthis would continue their attacks, aimed at pressuring an end to the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. However, the Houthi attacks targeting vessel since November have increasingly had little or no connection to Israel, the United States or other nations involved in the war.
Monday's attack comes after a Houthi missile struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden last week, killing three of its crew members and forcing survivors to abandon the vessel.
It was the first fatal strike in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Houthis say the attacks are intended to pressure Israel into stopping the war, but their targets increasingly have little or nothing to do with the conflict.
Other recent Houthi actions include an attack last month on a cargo ship carrying fertilizer, the Rubymar, which later sank after drifting for several days, and the downing of an American drone worth tens of millions of dollars.
The U.S. has lead a series of airstrikes targeting the Houthis since January, but they have yet to stop the rebels' attacks on shipping, which have disrupted trade through the Red Sea, a crucial waterway for energy and cargo shipments between Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
On Monday, U.S. forces carried out six strikes destroying an underwater Houthi drone and 18 anti-ship missiles, Central Command said. The Houthi's Al-Masirah satellite news channel reported U.S. strikes in Yemen's Houthi-held Hodeidah and Saada provinces.
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press • Mar 12, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea with missiles on Monday, producing an explosion near the vessel but causing no damage, authorities said.
The master of the vessel reported the explosion and said no one was hurt, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The UKMTO later identified the vessel as the Pinocchio, managed by a Singaporean firm.
The Houthis used two anti-ship ballistic missiles in the attack, the U.S. military's Central Command said.
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the attack early Tuesday in a prerecorded statement, claiming the Pinocchio was an American ship without offering evidence to support the assertion.
He said the Houthis would continue their attacks, aimed at pressuring an end to the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. However, the Houthi attacks targeting vessel since November have increasingly had little or no connection to Israel, the United States or other nations involved in the war.
Monday's attack comes after a Houthi missile struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden last week, killing three of its crew members and forcing survivors to abandon the vessel.
It was the first fatal strike in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Houthis say the attacks are intended to pressure Israel into stopping the war, but their targets increasingly have little or nothing to do with the conflict.
Other recent Houthi actions include an attack last month on a cargo ship carrying fertilizer, the Rubymar, which later sank after drifting for several days, and the downing of an American drone worth tens of millions of dollars.
The U.S. has lead a series of airstrikes targeting the Houthis since January, but they have yet to stop the rebels' attacks on shipping, which have disrupted trade through the Red Sea, a crucial waterway for energy and cargo shipments between Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
On Monday, U.S. forces carried out six strikes destroying an underwater Houthi drone and 18 anti-ship missiles, Central Command said. The Houthi's Al-Masirah satellite news channel reported U.S. strikes in Yemen's Houthi-held Hodeidah and Saada provinces.
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press