US, Britain launch airstrikes against Houthi camps in Yemen
Updated: Jan 23rd, 2024
Source: IANS |
The US-British coalition struck Houthi camps in Yemen’s capital and other provinces at midnight, a media reported today.
The strikes targeted the al-Hafa camp in eastern Sanaa and the al-Daylami air base in the north. They also hit sites in Rada, a city in the central province of al-Bayda, and Maqbanah area in the southwestern province of Taiz, a Houthi-run TV said without giving details.
Residents said the explosions were powerful and their sounds could be heard across the city, a news agency reported.
Meanwhile, US media reported that the US and Britain carried out strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Jan 22, the eighth round of attacks on the rebels’ camps in just over 10 days.
The strikes came hours after the Houthis said they launched a missile attack at a US military ship in the Gulf of Aden on Jan 22 and claimed a direct hit. The US side did not comment on the alleged attack.
The US-Britain maritime coalition in the Red Sea has carried out several airstrikes on Houthi camps in various northern provinces of Yemen. The coalition said these actions are aimed at preventing the Houthi group from launching missile and drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea shipping lane.
The Houthi group vowed to continue targeting ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea until Israel ends its war and blockade on Gaza, a Palestinian territory.
Last week, the US re-designated the Houthi group as a global terrorist organisation and said the move would not affect food and medicine supplies to northern Yemen.
(Source: IANS)
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