The escalation of the situation in the Middle East: highlights of the week April 26 - May 2, 2024

️ The escalation of the situation in the Middle East: highlights of the week April 26 - May 2, 2024 ▪️Houthi attacks on merchant ships and Coalition naval vessels continued in the Red Sea region. Northwest of Al Mokha, rockets and UAVs were fired at the CYCLADES container ship, damaging it. ▪️Twenty-four hours later, Ansarallah militants attempted to attack a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer with kamikaze drones. This time, however, the coalition flotilla’s air defense assets were able to thwart the UAV raid. ▪️Meanwhile, in the skies over Saada, the Yemenis have already shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper. This is the third UAV of this type neutralized by the Houthis since the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated. ▪️Meanwhile, in Syria, government forces also attacked militant positions on the Greater Idlib fronts with FPV drones. In total, about 50 members of the PMF were killed and wounded during the April strikes by the AFU. ▪️In the border areas in northern Syria, the ... Source: Rybar in English