Israeli strike on Damascus kills 4 Iranian Revolutionary Guards
- January 21, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Israeli strike on Damascus kills 4 Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Subject: IR
Section: Places in news
Context:
- An Israeli missile strike on Syria’s capital Damascus on Saturday killed four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
About the attack:
- Israel has long pursued a bombing campaign against Iran-linked targets in Syria.
- Tensions have also been escalating in the Red Sea amid attacks on commercial ships by the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen.
- US Central Command forces on Saturday struck a Houthi anti-ship missile that was aimed into the Gulf of Aden and prepared to launch.
- The Houthis who control most of Yemen, say their attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians under attack from Israel in Gaza
About Red Sea:
- The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.
- Its connection to the ocean in the south is through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden.
- To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal).
- It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift which is part of the Great Rift Valley.
- The six countries bordering the Red Sea are: Saudi Arabia, Yemen , Egypt , Sudan , Eritrea , Djibouti .
About Gulf of Aden:
- The Gulf of Aden is a deep water gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channel, Socotra and Somalia to the south.
- In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
- It connects with the Arabian Sea to the east.
- To the west, it narrows into the Gulf of Tadjoura in Djibouti.
- The Aden Ridge lies along the middle of the Gulf and is causing it to widen about 15mm per year.
About Houthis Tribes:
- The Houthi tribe is a Hamdanid Arab tribe that lives in northern Yemen.
- The tribe is a branch from Banu Hamdan tribe.
- They are primarily located in Amran and Sa’dah.
- The Houthi movement is named after the tribe.
- The Houthi movement officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s.
- It is predominantly made up of Zaidi Shias, with their namesake leadership being drawn largely from the Houthi tribe.
- Yemen (officially the Republic of Yemen) is a country in West Asia.
- It is located in the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast.
- It shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.