US and UK Strike Dozens of Houthi Military targets in Yemen

The US and UK carry out airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen.

The U.S. Central Command released the following statement on X:

On Jan. 11 at 2:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces, in coordination with the United Kingdom, and support from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and Bahrain conducted joint strikes on Houthi targets to degrade their capability to continue their illegal and reckless attacks on U.S. and international vessels and commercial shipping in the Red Sea. This multinational action targeted radar systems, air defense systems, and storage and launch sites for one way attack unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.

Since Oct. 17, 2023, Iranian-backed Houthi militants have attempted to attack and harass 27 ships in international shipping lanes. These illegal incidents include attacks that have employed anti-ship ballistic missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. These strikes have no association with and are separate from Operation Prosperity Guardian, a defensive coalition of over 20 countries operating in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden.

“We hold the Houthi militants and their destabilizing Iranian sponsors responsible for the illegal, indiscriminate, and reckless attacks on international shipping that have impacted 55 nations so far, including endangering the lives of hundreds of mariners, including the United States,” said General Michael Erik Kurilla, USCENTCOM Commander. “Their illegal and dangerous actions will not be tolerated, and they will be held accountable.”

WATCH:

CNN reported:

“The US military has launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, a US official told CNN. The strikes are from fighter jets and Tomahawk missiles.

The strikes are a sign of the growing international alarm over the threat to one of the world’s most critical waterways.

For weeks, the US had sought to avoid direct strikes on Yemen because of the risk of escalation in a region already simmering with tension, but the ongoing Houthi attacks on international shipping compelled the coalition to act.”

Read more:

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Regional media reported that aircraft entered Yemeni airspace from the north – Saudi Arabian airspace, apparently.

Islamic resistance in Iraq immediately vows to attack US bases ‘with everything they got’.

So far, explosions have been recorded in the capital Sanaa, as well as Hodeidah, Taiz and Saada.

More than a dozen targets, ranging from training centers to storage facilities for drones.

Some, as of yet, unverified sources claim Yemen has begun launching ballistic missiles.

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