Australian Troops Involved in Strikes on Houthi Rebels in Yemen, Biden Confirms

Published on January 12, 2024

President Joe Biden has confirmed that Australian personnel were involved in strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. “U.S. military forces—together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands—successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways,” Mr. Biden said. Iran-backed Houthi have attacked international maritime vessels in the Red Sea, including the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles for the first time in history, in support of Palestine. There have been more than two dozen such attacks on commercial vessels since mid-November....

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