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Yemen: US and UK carry out strikes against Houthi military sites
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched 27 attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea in the past two months. In response, the United States and the United Kingdom carried out airstrikes on several of their military sites on the night of Thursday January 11 to Friday January 12. – (France 2)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched 27 attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea in the past two months. In response, the United States and the United Kingdom carried out airstrikes on several of their military sites on the night of Thursday January 11 to Friday January 12.
This is a major response after rebel attacks Houthis in the Red Sea. 73 airstrikes were carried out in Yemen by the United States and the United Kingdom, on the night of Thursday January 11 to Friday January 12. Several Houthi rebel military sites in the country were targeted. Strikes which provoked the anger of Houthisas well as a demonstration Friday afternoon in the streets of Sanaa, their capital, where shouts could be heard: “HAS dead America. To death Israel.”
UN calls for de-escalation
The rebels Houthis, supported by Iran, control a third of Yemen. They attack ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Authorities Houthis declare Friday evening that American and British interests are now legitimate targets. The Americans justify themselves by explaining that this crucial area for international trade must be secure. THE Houthis have launched 27 attacks on commercial ships in the past two months. This warning from Westerners there will he put an end to it? Friday evening, the UN calls for de-escalation.
