US, UK conduct strikes on at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen: reports
The United States and United Kingdom struck at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen late Saturday, according to reports.
Targets linked to Iran-backed terrorist group across 10 locations were struck by US F/A-18 fighters launched from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, and American warships in the Red Sea fired off Tomahawk missiles as well, US officials said.
The targets included command and control operations centers, an underground weapons storage facility and other weapons Houthis have used to target international shipping vessels, CNN reported, citing an unnamed US official.
Saturday’s strikes on the Houthis came after the US attack overnight Friday on 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and related militias in Iraq and Syria, in retaliation for a drone strike that killed three American soldiers in Jordan last weekend.
US forces also on Friday shot down at least 11 Houthi drones, including several that were set to launch over the Red Sea and others that were already airborne.
With Post wires