Yemeni Ansurullah Strikes Turkish Bulk Carrier Supplying Cargo to Israel
Middle East , Naval
The Yemeni Ansurullah Coalition has launched a successful strike on the Turkish cargo ship Anadolu S, a large 183 meter long vessel operating in the Red Sea, to prevent it from supplying cargo to Israel. The attack is consistent with the Yemeni coalition’s policy of targeting shipping in order to impose a partial naval blockade of Israel, with such operations having been initiated in October 2023 in response to Israel’s alleged genocide of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip. Israel launched of a large scale air campaign and ground invasion of Gaza that month, in response to attacks on Israeli targets by Gaza-based militias on October 7.
The Ansurullah Coalition and the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah have both closely coordinated their military actions against Israel to place pressure on Israel. Turkey, as the Middle East’s only NATO member, has previously attacked Hezbollah positions and shared intelligence on these engagements with Israel, and has continued to provide tremendous support to jihadist militias in Syria which target Hezbollah positions, leading analysts to widely consider it a de-facto ally of Israel in the ongoing conflict.
In parallel to its strikes on NATO members’ shipping, the Ansurullah Coalition has also launched multiple successful strikes on Israel, with a notable example being its attack on September 15 which was reported to have struck a power station in the country. On July 19, coalition forces carried out a successful drone strike in central Tel Aviv, targeting an area near the American consulate and causing several casualties. In response, Israel conducted an air strike on an oil depot in the city of Al Hudaydah, located in western Yemen. In addition to drone and ballistic missile attacks, the Ansarullah Coalition has previously launched cruise missile strikes against Israeli targets.
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