2024 in the United States
overview of the events of 2024 in the United States of America
Events from the year 2024 in the United States.
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Events change
January change
- January 6 – The Iranian-backed Houthi movement launch an attack on the USS Laboon.[1][2]
- January 9 – The Iranian-backed Houthi movement launches a series of attacks into the Red Sea, which is responded to by the navies of the United States and United Kingdom.[3]
- January 11 – The United States seizes control and later sinks an Iranian dhow, which was transporting supplies to the Houthi movement. The operation resulted in the entire crew of the vessel being captured as well as two U.S. Navy SEALs being lost at sea.[4][5]
- January 12 – A coalition, consisting of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, launch a large-scale missile attack against the Houthi movement in Yemen.[6][7]
- January 13 – The USS Carney launches missiles towards and destroyed a Houthi radar facility at the al-Dailami Air Base in Yemen.[8][9]
- January 14 – The Iranian-backed Houthi movement launch yet another attack on the USS Laboon, only eight days after the previous attack.[10]
- January 15
- The Iranian-backed Houthi movement launch an attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged, United States-owned and operated bulk carrier Gibraltar Eagle.[11]
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian military, launched ballistic missiles towards the United States Consulate in Erbil, Iraq as well as an alleged Mossad spy headquarters.[12]
- January 16 – The United States destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles during an airstrike in Yemen.[13]
Scheduled events change
- November 5 – The 2024 United States presidential election will take place.[14]
References change
- ↑ Mongilo, Heather (6 January 2024). "USS Laboon Downs Houthi Attack Drone Over Red Sea" (News article). USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ Carter, Brian; Mills, Peter; Parry, Andie; Braverman, Alexandra; Carl, Nicholas (6 January 2024). "Iran Update, January 6, 2024" (Historical research and analysis). Institute for the Study of War. Washington, D.C.: Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
The Houthis continued attacking and harassing US naval forces and commercial shipping in the Red Sea on January 6. CENTCOM said that the USS Laboon, acting in self-defense, shot down a drone launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen in the southern Red Sea.
- ↑ Gambrell, Jon (10 January 2024). "Yemen's Houthis launch their largest Red Sea drone and missile attack, though no damage is reported" (News article). AP News. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ Gambrell, Jon; Becatoros, Elena; Copp, Tara (16 January 2024). "US military seizes Iranian missile parts bound for Houthi rebels in raid where 2 SEALs went missing" (News article). AP News. Jerusalem: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ↑ United States Department of Defense (16 January 2024). "USCENTCOM Seizes Iranian Advanced Conventional Weapons Bound for Houthis" (Press release). U.S. Central Command. United States Central Command (CENTCOM): United States federal government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ↑ Baldor, Lolita C.; Copp, Tara (11 January 2024). "US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen" (News article). APNews. Washington, D.C.: Associated Press (AP). Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ Kube, Courtney; Stelloh, Tim (11 January 2024). "U.S. and Britain launch strikes against targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen". NBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ Gambrell, Jon; Copp, Tara; Madhani, Aameer; Baldor, Lolita (13 January 2024). "US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ Ali, Idrees; Stewart, Phil; Ghobari, Mohammed (13 January 2024). "U.S. carries out new strike in Yemen after Biden vows to keep pressure on". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ Gambrell, Jon (14 January 2024). "Yemen Houthi rebels fire missile at US warship in Red Sea in first attack after American-led strikes" (News article). AP News. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ Gambrell, Jon (15 January 2024). "Houthi rebels strike a U.S.-owned ship off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, raising tensions" (News article). AP News. Jerusalem, Israel: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ Katy, Bader (15 January 2024). "Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility". ABC News.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Gambrell, Jon; Baldor, Lolita C.; Becatoros, Elena; Copp, Tara; Madhani, Aamer (16 January 2024). "Chaotic wave of attacks, reprisals in Middle East fuel worries of a broader regional war" (News article). AP News. Washington, D.C.: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "US Presidential Elections 2024: Key dates and events, what lies ahead". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 17 January 2024.