US Navy seizes thousands of guns bound for Yemen’s Houthis

The US military said the boat, which was carrying the AK-47 cache, came from Iran.
Gulf Navy
An unmanned surface vessel (USV) sails alongside Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) Abdulrahman Al Fadhel in the Gulf waters during a joint naval exercise between US 5th Fleet Command and Bahraini forces, on Oct. 26, 2021. The US and Bahrain navies conducted a joint exercise at sea, launching a series of drills integrating unmanned systems into regional maritime operations. - MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images
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The US Navy announced Wednesday it seized a shipment of some 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and more than 200,000 rounds of ammunition in the Arabian Sea earlier this week.

The Navy’s 5th Fleet said the stateless ship carrying the weapons had originated from Iran and was bound for Yemen, where Iran-backed Houthi rebels continue to fight for control of that country.

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