Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
It is the second time the British military has operated alongside American forces since launching strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels on January 12.
American and British forces are striking sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and other areas of the country, the Houthi rebel news agency announced early on Tuesday (January 23). forces “American-British launch attacks on capital Sanaa and several governorates”. of the country, the Houthis’ Saba news agency said in a brief warning in Arabic.
Washington and London later confirmed that they had hit eight targets. “Today’s strikes specifically target Houthi underground storage sites and Houthi missile and air surveillance sites”It is clarified in the joint press release.
It is the second time British forces have operated alongside American forces since the start of an offensive against the Houthis on January 12. This is in response to repeated attacks by Yemeni rebels on merchant ships in the Red Sea, a critical area for global trade.
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