American forces in the Middle East came under attack on multiple fronts over the weekend, and U.S. forces struck back against the involved Iran-backed militias in recent days, the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, the Navy destroyers Stockdale and Spruance were attacked by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as the warships transited the Bab al-Mandeb strait that links the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Pentagon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack involved \u201cat least eight attack drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles, which were successfully engaged and defeated,\u201d Pentagon spokesman Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe vessels were not damaged, no personnel were hurt,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the weekend, U.S. forces had struck Houthi storage sites housing \u201ca variety of advanced conventional weapons,\u201d Ryder said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Sunday, Iran-backed militants in Syria attacked U.S. forces at Mission Support Sight Green Village in Syria, using a mix of air drones and rockets, and no troops were injured in those attacks, Ryder said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n