The US has unleashed a new wave of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
The blitz on Friday came a day after initial strikes against over 60 targets used by the Iranian-backed rebels to attack ships in waters near the Arabian Peninsula.
The second round of bombing was much smaller in scale and targeted a Houthi radar facility, an official confirmed. It came after the Houthis fired at least one anti-ship missile earlier the same day.
The official confirmed the latest strikes were conducted unilaterally by the US.
However, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV station claimed that the US and the UK had been involved in the strikes on the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.
UK Ministry of Defence sources said any suggestions of UK involvement in the second round of strikes against the Houthis were inaccurate. A formal statement confirming the UK's non-involvement is expected later today.
A source said: 'There was no UK participation in these strikes – it was a unilateral action carried out by the US.'
But Thursday's blitz, a response to attacks on cargo ships by Houthis in the Red Sea, was a cooperative effort between the US, UK and other allied nations.
The assault struck more than 60 targets, killing five people and wounding six more, a spokesman for the Houthi military told CNN.
But US officials determined the additional location, a radar site, still presented a threat to maritime traffic, one official said.
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