The Houthis have warned that the attacks “will not go unpunished.” The operation was carried out by a coalition consisting of the US, the United Kingdom, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
Forces from the United States and the United Kingdom, along with support from more countries, attacked 13 locations in Yemen believed to be related to the Houthi militias, 24 hours after the United States also bombed Syria and Iraq and President Joe Biden assured that he does not want any conflict in the Middle East.
“As part of ongoing international efforts to respond to increased Iranian-backed destabilizing and illegal Houthi activities in the region, on February 3 at approximately 11:30 PM (local time), U.S. Central Command forces, together with the United Kingdom forces and with the support of Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand have carried out attacks on 36 Houthi targets in 13 locations in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi terrorists, backed by Iran.” , according to the United States Central Command (CENTCOM). in a message on Twitter.
In the same message, they explained that “these multilateral coalition attacks focused on targets in Yemen controlled by the… Houthis attacked international merchant ships and US naval vessels in the region,” adding that among the targets were “multiple underground storage facilities, command and control facilities, missile systems, operations and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, radars and helicopters.”
The military spokesman for the Houthi rebels in Yemen, Yehya Sarea, confirmed this Sunday that the United States and Britain have carried out 48 attacks “in the past hours” on alleged positions of this pro-Iranian Shia movement, and warned that “will not go unpunished.”
The Yemeni Houthis control central and northern Yemen and have carried out attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea in support of the Gaza Strip, the target of an Israeli military offensive.
Source: EITB
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