Eritrea Lost Control to southern Red Sea
Posted: 10 Mar 2024, 23:09
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.
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.