“The United States does not seek conflict with the Houthis in Yemen, indeed, we have been active in trying to create lasting peace in Yemen,” said Scott Taylor, a Republican former congressman from Virginia and a Navy SEAL who worked as a private security contractor in Yemen. “However, the militant wing inside the Houthis camp, supported by Iran, have profoundly miscalculated.”
U.S.-Led Coalition Launches Strikes on Multiple Houthi Rebel Targets in Yemen
Iran-backed group defied ultimatum to halt attacks on ships in Red Sea
By Nancy A. Youssef, Benoit Faucon, Costas Paris and Saleh al-Batati
Updated Jan. 11, 2024 9:04 pm ET
A U.S.-led coalition launched more than a dozen strikes on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, officials said late Thursday, two days after the Yemeni rebel force defied an ultimatum to halt its attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea with a barrage of missiles and drones.
The strikes, conducted by U.S. and British forces and supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, were intended to reduce the Houthis’ campaign, which the Iran-backed rebel group said it launched in response to Israel’s war on the Hamas militant group in Gaza.
The coalition strikes early Friday morning local time “targeted radar systems, air defense systems, and storage and launch sites for one way attack unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles,” said U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East.
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