The United States Military on Tuesday carried out a new strike in Yemen targeting anti-ship ballistic missiles in a Houthi-controlled part of the country. This is the latest military action initiated by the US against Iran-backed group over its targeting of Red Sea shipping.
The strike on Tuesday targeted four anti-ship missiles, reported Reuters citing two US officials.
Notably, the Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping have continued even after President Joe Biden last week ordered an initial wave of strikes to degrade Houthi capabilities.
Earlier on January 13, the US military struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk. The attack came a day after the US and the Britain launched multiple air strikes targeting Houthi rebels. The US on the first day of the strikes on January 12 hit 28 locations and struck more than 60 targets.
According to the Pentagon, the US-British assault reduced the Houthis’ capacity to launch fresh attacks.
The Houthis, who control most of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, have claimed their attacks on commercial ships are aimed at supporting the Palestinians in Israel’s war in Gaza.
The Houthi movement has pledged to expand its targets in the Red Sea region to include US ships and has vowed to keep up attacks after US and British forces carried out dozens of strikes last week against radar and missile capabilities.
(With agency inputs)
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