A Saudi warship fires a shell during Gulf Shield 1exercise by members of Royal Saudi Navy, east of Saudi Arabia, on Sunday (Reuters photo)

RIYADH — Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen fell short of a US warship patrolling the Red Sea off the coast of the war-torn country, the US navy said on Monday. The missile launches come after a United Arab Emirates ship was targeted several days ago by missiles apparently fired by Shiite rebels in Yemen known as Houthis and their allies. The Pentagon has been providing logistic and surveillance support to Saudi Arabia in its military aggression against Yemen, the kingdom’s impoverished southern neighbor, which has killed more than 10,000 Yemenis since its onset in March 2015.
The United States Navy's destroyer USS Mason comes under missile attack in the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen. The two missiles, fired from Yemeni territory controlled by Iranian-backed Houthis, impacted the water well before reaching the ship, according to Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis.