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US Launches New Round of Strikes on Houthi Positions in Yemen - Reports
US Launches New Round of Strikes on Houthi Positions in Yemen - Reports
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The United States has launched new strikes on the Houthi positions in Yemen, CBS reported citing a US official.
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The report said on Wednesday that the US military targeted sites where the Houthis were preparing to launch new attacks. Later in the day, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) that the United States military has carried out strikes on 14 Houthi missiles that were loaded to be fired at "any time" in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen and presented an "imminent threat" to merchant vessels and US navy ships in the region.CENTCOM added that the US strikes "will degrade the Houthi’s capabilities to continue their reckless attacks on international and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden."The command quoted US CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla as saying that the US military "will continue to take actions to protect the lives of innocent mariners and we will always protect our people," adding that the Houthis' actions "continue to endanger international mariners and disrupt the commercial shipping lanes in the Southern Red Sea and adjacent waterways."Earlier in the day, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Houthi rebels hit a US-owned and operated commercial vessel Genco Picardy in the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries, and the ship was still operable despite sustaining some damage from the attack, according to CENTCOM.
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US Launches New Round of Strikes on Houthi Positions in Yemen - Reports
00:36 GMT 18.01.2024 (Updated: 03:02 GMT 18.01.2024) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States has launched new strikes on the Houthi positions in Yemen, CBS reported citing a US official.
The report said on Wednesday that
the US military targeted sites where the Houthis were preparing to launch new attacks.
Later in the day, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) that the United States military has carried out strikes on 14 Houthi missiles that were loaded to be fired at "any time" in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen and presented an "imminent threat" to merchant vessels and US navy ships in the region.
"In the context of ongoing multi-national efforts to protect freedom of navigation and prevent attacks on U.S. and partner maritime traffic in the Red Sea, on Jan. 17 at approximately 6 p.m. (EST) [23:00 GMT], U.S. Central Command forces conducted strikes on 14 Iran-backed Houthi missiles that were loaded to be fired in Houthi controlled areas in Yemen. These missiles on launch rails presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region and could have been fired at any time, prompting U.S. forces to exercise their inherent right and obligation to defend themselves," CENTCOM said on X (formerly Twitter).
CENTCOM added that the US strikes "will degrade the Houthi’s capabilities to continue their reckless attacks on international and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden."
The command quoted US CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla as saying that the US military "will continue to take actions to protect the lives of innocent mariners and we will always protect our people," adding that the Houthis' actions "continue to endanger international mariners and disrupt the commercial shipping lanes in the Southern Red Sea and adjacent waterways."
Earlier in the day,
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Houthi rebels hit a US-owned and operated commercial vessel Genco Picardy in the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries, and the ship was still operable despite sustaining some damage from the attack, according to CENTCOM.
