According to The Hill, the US declared the formation of an international coalition to counter the Houthi attacks on international maritime commerce in the Red Sea. The navies of Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Seychelles, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States will participate in Operation Prosperity Guardian. The Joint Maritime Forces oversees the task force, an international alliance entrusted with guarding the world’s maritime routes.
The navies of Bahrain, the UK, the US, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, and Spain will participate in Operation Prosperity Guardian. The multinational coalition tasked with defending the world’s shipping lanes oversees the task force, which is part of the Combined Maritime Forces.
Operation Prosperity Guardian, according to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, will be a new security initiative involving some nations, including the UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, and Spain, according to The Hill. The rebel group known as the Houthi Due to attacks on multiple merchant ships, businesses were compelled to halt routes that passed through the region. Although the US and other naval forces are already present in the Red Sea region to safeguard commercial shipping, it is anticipated that the new task force will enhance security.
The United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, and Spain are among the nations joining forces under Operation Prosperity Guardian to jointly address security challenges in the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin stated in a statement that “ensuring freedom of navigation for all nations and strengthening regional security and prosperity.”
The Hill claims that Task Force 153, one of the joint maritime forces responsible for defending Yemen’s Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandeb Strait, will be the only entity in charge of Operation Prosperity Guardian. Austin informed reporters that the Houthis had “violated international law” by harrying ships in the Red Sea during a briefing on Monday.
