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Yemen: US and UK carry out strikes in west of country against Houthi rebels
Strikes were carried out in western Yemen, on the night of Thursday January 11 to Friday January 12, by the United States and the United Kingdom to target the Houthi rebels. The response was expected after attacks on commercial ships carried out by the Houthis in the Red Sea for a month. – (franceinfo)
Strikes were carried out in western Yemen, on the night of Thursday January 11 to Friday January 12, by the United States and the United Kingdom to target the Houthi rebels. The response was expected after attacks on commercial ships carried out by the Houthis in the Red Sea for a month.
British Royal Air Force fighter planes took off from Cyprus on the night of Thursday January 11 to Friday January 12. They were joined by other US military aircraft, which departed from an aircraft carrier. This device was deployed to attack western Yemen. In all, 73 raids were carried out. The strikes particularly affected the capital Sanaa, but also the cities of Sa’Dah and D’Al-Hodeidacontrolled by Houthis.
So-called “defensive” strikes by NATO
For a month, the Houthis, armed rebels, target commercial ships in the Red Sea. 27 attacks were recorded in total. Attacks carried out, according to them, in support of the Palestinians and against Israel. “Our strikes specifically targeted locations that we knew had radar, missile and drone infrastructure.”said Patrick Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson. Five Yemeni rebels died, six were injured. These strikes are called “defensive” by theNATOand they are already dividing the international community.
