US, UK attack series of Houthi targets

The US and British militaries attacked more than 30 Houthi targets in response to attacks on cargo ships in the area by this force.

"These precision strikes are designed to disrupt and degrade the Houthis' capabilities to threaten global commerce and the lives of innocent sailors," said a joint statement from the US, UK and other countries supporting the February 3 airstrikes.

According to the statement, British and US forces coordinated to attack "36 Houthi targets at 13 locations in Yemen", including weapons depots and missile complexes and launchers, air defense systems, and radars hidden by the force.

A US warship launched a missile at a Houthi position in Yemen on February 3. Photo: CENTCOM

Earlier the same day, the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the US military launched a separate attack against six anti-ship missiles that the Houthis "prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea".

US forces shot down eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Yemen, but did not say who operated them. Another US airstrike destroyed four Houthi UAVs before they could take off.

In November 2023, the Houthis began attacking cargo ships they believed were linked to Israel in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The US and the UK launched several offensive operations against the Houthis in response, but the attacks on cargo ships by this force have not ended.

The Houthi attacks on the ships come as fighting escalates between militant groups in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, after Israel launched a campaign in response to a Hamas offensive in early October that left tens of thousands dead and injured in the Gaza Strip.

Last weekend, a drone crashed into a base in Jordan, killing three US soldiers and injuring more than 40. On February 2, the US launched a retaliatory attack on dozens of targets at seven locations of armed groups linked to Iran in Iraq and Syria.

Location of Yemen and Red Sea coastal states. Graphic: AFP

Nguyen Tien (According to AFP )

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