At around 11:59 p.m. local time, U.S. and British ships and fighter jets “Appropriate and necessary strike” against eight Houthi targets in Yemen, including an underground weapons warehouse. The joint statement said it would include facilities, missile systems and launchers, and air defense surveillance capabilities.
Some of the eight locations contained multiple targetsA senior military official later told reporters that missiles, drones and weapons caches were destroyed in the attack.
“At this point we consider the strike a success, but achieved the desired effect “Remove these capabilities from the Houthis,” they said.
The bombing, supported by US allies Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, caused heavy damage. Increased actions against Iranian-backed groupsvowed to continue attacking ships in the Red Sea in protest of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.
The last time the United States worked with Britain to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Houthis was on January 11, after the group ignored multiple warnings from Western countries to stop. Attacks by drones and missiles continue On a commercial vessel in the waterway.
The group is It has attacked at least 33 similar ships since Nov. 19. – including several US-flagged vessels – caused more than 14 shipping companies to suspend operations in the Red Sea, disrupting international shipping.
This latest U.S. strike is smaller than earlier this month, when initial bombing raids by the U.S. and U.K. hit more than 60 targets in 30 locations in Yemen. suggests Washington will maintain open-ended campaign against the Houthis.
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