U.S. military strikes have reportedly been carried out against multiple targets in Yemen. Word is the strikes were conducted to avert an imminent attack on Israel before it could happen.
Early this morning, Air and Naval Forces under U.S. Central Command carried out a Series of Strikes against the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen; with Aircraft as well as “Tomahawk” Land-Attack Cruise Missiles (TLAM) launched from Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyers located in the Red Sea, being utilized for the Strikes, which Targeted several Houthi Command Centers, Cruise and Ballistic Missiles Launch Sites, and Underground Storage Facilities in Western Yemen.
That is only one of the bits of footage coming out of the strikes, which apparently included everything from missile launch sites, weapons storage facilities, and command-and-control locations.
Check out this video reportedly showing American aircraft taking off, loaded with ordinance, on their way to drop payloads on the Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen
According to Fox News, U.S. Officials are confirming these were American strikes on Yemen, and was not in retaliation for attacks on U.S. ships last week — but were instead intended to thwart an imminent attack on Israel.
According to an Associated Press report, the U.S. was focusing heavily on weapons systems, and the strikes occurred in multiple Yemeni cities.
The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials confirmed.
Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at roughly five locations, according to the officials.
Houthi media said seven strikes hit the airport in Hodeida, a major port city, and the Katheib area, which has a Houthi-controlled military base. Four more strikes hit the Seiyana area in Sanaa, the capital, and two strikes hit the Dhamar province. The Houthi media office also reported three air raids in Bayda province, southeast of Sanaa.
Here was the scene in one area hit by the strikes, conducted by both plane and ship-based weapons systems:
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