United States Central Command announced Thursday that joint strikes were carried out against dozens of Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen as part of a multinational response to the repeated Houthi attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea.
In a statement released on social media, Central Command explained that the strike was conducted Thursday at 2:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) by U.S. forces in coordination with the United Kingdom, as well as support from Canada, Australia, Bahrain, and the Netherlands. Central Command explained that the joint strikes were meant to “degrade” the ability of the Houthis to “continue their illegal and reckless attacks on U.S. and international vessels and commercial shipping in the Red Sea.”
“This multinational action targeted radar systems, air defense systems, and storage and launch sites for one way attack unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles,” Central Command stated.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, U.S. Air Forces Central and Combined Forces Air Component Commander Ninth Air Force, noted that U.S. forces in the Middle East conducted strikes against “over 60 targets at 16 Iranian-backed Houthi militant locations, including command and control nodes, munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities, and air defense radar systems.”
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