The media of the Yemeni Houthi rebels reported on Saturday new attacks in Yemen, in the aftermath of the American and British bombings against the sites of this movement accused of threatening international maritime traffic in the Red Sea.
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Washington announced on Friday evening that it had carried out an attack against the Yemeni Houthi rebels, in the aftermath of the American and British bombings against the sites of this movement accused of threatening international maritime traffic in the Red Sea.
“US forces conducted an attack against a radar site in Yemen” around 3:45 a.m. local time on Saturday (7:45 p.m. New York time), the U.S. military Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
At 3:45 am (Sana’a time) on January 13, US forces conducted an attack against a Houthi radar site in Yemen. This attack was conducted by USS Carney (DDG 64) using Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and was a follow-up action on a specific military target associated with the attacks… pic.twitter.com/YE5BKJLGBv
— US Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 13, 2024
The Houthi rebel channel al-Masirah had previously reported American attacks on at least one site in the capital Sanaa.
In the context of the war between Israel and Hamas, tension has increased in the Red Sea in recent weeks with Houthi attacks on maritime traffic in solidarity with the Gaza Strip.
On Friday, American and British strikes targeted military sites held by the Houthis, who control large areas of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, reviving fears of a regional fallout from the war in Gaza triggered by the unprecedented attack carried out by Palestinian Islamists . Hamas movement on Israeli soil on October 7.
US President Joe Biden had threatened the Houthis with further attacks on rebel positions if they did not stop their fire in the Red Sea.
However, after the British and American attacks on Friday, the Houthis fired “at least one missile” which, however, did not hit any ships, the US military indicated before the attacks on Saturday morning.
2024-01-13 02:32:49
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