US, UK Lead Retaliatory Strike Against Houthis in Yemen

Published on February 25, 2024

Multiple nations, led by the United States and the United Kingdom, launched strikes against the Houthis in Yemen on Saturday following the terrorist group’s continued attacks against naval and commercial vessels traveling through the Red Sea and surrounding waters. The strikes were supported by Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. “Today’s necessary and proportionate strikes specifically targeted 18 Houthi targets across 8 locations in Yemen,” said a Feb. 24 joint statement. These targets are “associated with Houthi underground weapons storage facilities, missile storage facilities, one-way attack unmanned aerial systems, air defense systems, radars, and a helicopter.” The strikes aimed to “disrupt and degrade the capabilities that the Houthis use to threaten global trade, naval vessels, and the lives of innocent mariners in one of the world’s most critical waterways.”...

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