America pushes Egyptian forces to Bab al-Mandab Strait of Yemen

SANAA, Dec. 13 (YPA) – America and the Zionist entity have pushed the Egyptian forces to the forefront of military operations in the Red Sea the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden, which is under the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen.

The United States, at the behest of the Gulf states, entrusted the Egyptian Navy with commanding the so-called “Joint Tasks 153” force, in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab, and the Gulf of Aden, under the pretext of combating terrorism and smuggling, and confronting illegal activities.

Last April, the US announced the formation of the Joint Task Force 153, as the fourth force to join the Combined Maritime Forces Alliance (CMF), to join the Joint Task Force 150 and its counterparts 151 and 152.

The Combined Maritime Forces “CMF”, a multinational military alliance consisting of 34 countries, including the Zionist entity, in addition Egypt that joined in April 2021, ranking 34th among the members, and the ships of those forces participate in what is called “enhancing security and stability” in global shipping lanes.

On Tuesday, the Yemeni Minister of Defense in Sanaa, Major General Mohammed Nasser al-Atefi, confirmed that the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, the territorial extension of the Socotra archipelago and the Yemeni islands are Yemeni lands which we have full sovereignty over.

Al-Atefi pointed out that the maritime security of Yemeni territorial waters will be a priority in the next stage, indicating that the Yemeni armed forces have taken all measures to ensure that they deal forcefully and firmly with any development that threatens national sovereignty or approaches maritime sovereignty.

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