U.S. military says it conducted strikes against two unmanned aerial vehicles in Yemen

(Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it carried out strikes against two unmanned aerial vehicles in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen that “presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region.”

U.S. Central Command did not say if the strikes were successful.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; editing by Jasper Ward)