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Press Release | Jan. 31, 2024

U.S. Forces Strike and Destroy Houthi Surface-to-Air Missile

USCENTCOM

Jan. 31, 2024
Release Number 20240131 – 01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 31 at approximately 3:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), USCENTCOM forces struck and destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile prepared to launch. U.S. forces identified the missile in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that it presented an imminent threat to U.S. aircraft.