The United States carried out its second offensive against the Houthis in Yemen, just one day after a coordinated attack from multiple allies hit nearly 30 Houthi targets.
The offensive against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen was smaller than Thursday's air and naval strikes. The new attack targeted a Houthi radar facility. outlet It was reported on Friday night.
In retaliation for Thursday's multilateral attack, the Houthis fired at least one anti-ship ballistic missile at a commercial ship that landed in the Red Sea.
The coordinated U.S. and British offensive, also supported by Bahrain, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands, was an attempt to stop the Houthis from bombarding and disrupting international shipping lanes in the region. Only the United States participated in the second round of attacks.
The United States has threatened additional attacks if the Houthis do not stop attacking commercial ships.
“If the Houthis continue this heinous act with our allies, we will respond,” President Biden said Friday.
John Kirby, the National Security Council's strategic communications coordinator, said the White House was trying to de-escalate the situation.
“Everything we are doing and trying to do is to prevent further escalation,” Kirby said. CNN.
Since the Houthis began attacking commercial ships in November, disrupting international shipping lanes, hundreds of ships have been forced to reroute, mainly around Africa, but this route costs more. It takes a long time to complete.
It is unclear whether the second U.S. attack was an anti-ballistic missile fired early Friday.
A Houthi military spokesman said Thursday's airstrike killed five people and wounded six others.
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