Just In : US, Western Allies Launch Fresh Air Strikes Against Houthi Rebels In Yemen
The US Central Command which made this known in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) in the early hours of Tuesday said that the joint strikes were part of the ongoing international efforts to respond to increased Houthi destabilising and illegal activities in the region.
The United States’ Central Command forces alongside the United Kingdom Armed Forces with the support from Australia, Canada, Bahrain and the Netherlands on Monday night launched fresh joint strikes on eight Houthi targets in what they pointed out as Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen.
The US Central Command which made this known in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) in the early hours of Tuesday said that the joint strikes were part of the ongoing international efforts to respond to increased Houthi destabilising and illegal activities in the region.
SaharaReporters on January 12 reported that as Israel’s war with Hamas escalated, the US and the UK entered the war launching an attack on Yemen.
Houthi spokesman, Abdulsalam Jahaf, who confirmed the attack said that the US and the UK were striking the cities of Sanaa and Hodeidah.
The US Central Command in the statement on Tuesday noted that “These strikes from this multilateral coalition targeted areas in Houthi-controlled Yemen used to attack international merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region.”
According to the statement, “The targets included missile systems and launchers, air defense systems, radars, and deeply buried weapons storage facilities.
“These strikes are intended to degrade Houthi capability to continue their reckless and unlawful attacks on U.S. and U.K. ships as well as international commercial shipping in the Red Sea, Bab Al-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden.
“These strikes are separate and distinct from the multinational freedom of navigation actions performed under Operation Prosperity Guardian.”
