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| Britain joins US in fresh strikes against Houthis in Yemen: More than a dozen targets are blasted |
| 2024-05-31 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Britain has joined the US in fresh strikes against the Houthis in Yemen as more than a dozen targets have been blasted in the fifth wave of attacks. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed strikes took place against the Iranian-backed terror group on Thursday as part of a response to assaults on cargo ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. British and American fighter jets as well as US ships hit a wide range of underground facilities, missile launchers, command and control sites, a Houthi vessel and other facilities, according to officials. Also struck were eight uncrewed aerial vehicles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen that were determined to be presenting a threat to US and coalition forces. The MoD said intelligence had confirmed two locations near Hudaydah as being involved with the anti-shipping attacks, with buildings identified as housing drone ground control facilities and providing storage for very long range drones. Surface-to-air weapons used to impede coalition operations to safeguard shipping in the region were also believed to be on-site. A set of Houthi facilities at Ghulayfiqah, further south on the Yemeni coast, were also identified as being involved in the command and control of the group's anti-shipping campaign. RAF Typhoon FGR4s conducted strikes on the target buildings at the three locations, using Paveway IV guided bombs. The MoD said the 'utmost care' was taken in planning the strikes to 'minimise any risk to civilians or non-military infrastructure'. The US F/A-18 fighter jets launched from the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, officials said. Other US warships in the region also participated. This is the fifth time the US and British militaries have conducted a combined operation against the Houthis since January 12. The US has also been carrying out almost daily strikes to take out Houthi targets, including incoming missiles and drones aimed at ships, as well as weapons that were prepared to launch. The Houthis in recent months have stepped up attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis have launched more than 50 attacks on shipping, seized one vessel and sunk another since November, according to the US Maritime Administration. Earlier this week, missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck. While no group claimed responsibility, suspicion fell on the Houthis. Meanwhile US warships took out a number of missile launchers and drones targeting vessels in the region over the past week. President Joe Biden and other senior leaders have repeatedly warned that the US will not tolerate the Houthi attacks against commercial shipping. But the counterattacks have not appeared to diminish the Houthis' campaign against shipping in the region. Related: Hudaydah: 2024-03-15 Missiles buzz ship off Yemen, UK marine tracker says Hudaydah: 2024-02-12 CENTCOM struck two unmanned surface vessels (USV) and three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles Saturday Hudaydah: 2024-01-13 Combat aircraft active in the skies over al-Hudaydah, explosions from two air raids in Sana', and renewed American strikes on Houthi targets |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 It’s like VN. We probably filed flight plans. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-05-31 14:26 |
| #4 Let's not forget: This is piracy. These are unprovoked attacks on vital parts of the world's economic infrastructure. The US navy's literal original mission is to neutralize entities of this nature. Why isn't the Houthi's capacity to be "Hostis humani generis" systematically eliminated? These strikes are only hugely expensive fireworks. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2024-05-31 12:34 |
| #3 Still don't know how to wage war do they. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-05-31 11:03 |
| #2 hit a wide range of underground facilities, missile launchers, command and control sites Big difference from swatting missiles over water. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-05-31 06:45 |
| #1 More than a dozen targets are blasted Wow! That will teach them! |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-05-31 01:23 |