Two members of the US Navy Seals who were lost during a mission to capture weapons made in Iran and intended for the Houthis in Yemen are now believed to have died, according to the US military.
The event happened on January 11th when soldiers were getting on a boat near the coast of Somalia.
According to the news, one person was carried away by something and the second person jumped in after them, following the rules.
The US Central Command is trying to get back the bodies now.
“We are sad about the deaths of our two Navy special forces soldiers, and we will always remember their sacrifice and the good example they set,” said Gen Michael Erik Kurilla, who is in charge of Centcom.
Ships and planes from the US, Japan, and Spain looked for 10 days in a big area to find the commandos. They had help from scientists who study the ocean and weather.
Navy Seals are people in a very skilled military group that works in the ocean. They do secret missions and gather information for the military.
Last week, US Central Command (Centcom) said they seized warheads for Houthi missiles and parts for air defense systems from a traditional sailing ship called a dhow during an operation on January 11th.
It was reported that the parts are for missiles used by the Iran-backed Houthis to attack ships in the Red Sea.
Selling, giving, or moving weapons to the Houthis breaks a rule made by the United Nations in 2015, and also breaks worldwide laws.
Many ships have been attacked by the Houthis, so now many cargo ships and tankers are changing their routes to avoid getting attacked.
The Houthis are targeting ships connected to Israel because they support Hamas during the war in Gaza. However, some of the ships they have attacked have no obvious link to Israel.
They started attacking ships from the US and UK after both countries bombed Houthi positions in Yemen in response to the Red Sea attacks. The group is in charge of the northern part of the country, the capital city Sanaa, and the Red Sea coastline.
The US and UK don’t want to fight with the Houthis. They just want to keep the international trade route safe.
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US Navy Seals believed to have died during anti-Huthi mission
