AL-MUKALLA — US and UK jets launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen’s western Hodeidah on Tuesday, the second wave of strikes against the Yemeni militia in the same city within 24 hours.
The Houthi-run Al-Masirah channel reported that US and UK aircraft conducted four strikes against targets in Hodeidah’s Al-Luhayyah area, but did not provide any additional information about the targeted locations, casualties or property damage.
On Monday, Houthi media reported that US and UK jets had struck the Al-Saleef district in Hodeidah, but provided little information about the targets.
US Central Command, in the campaign against the Houthis, usually reports that its forces target drone and missile launchers, storage facilities, as well as explosive-laden drone boats, missiles, or drones prepared by the Houthis to attack international shipping lanes.
The US military’s largest and most recent wave of airstrikes occurred on Oct. 4, when US Central Command said that its forces had carried out 15 strikes against Houthi targets in various Yemeni locations controlled by the militia.
The Houthis said that the strikes targeted Sanaa, Dhamar, Hodeidah and Al-Bayda, with residents reporting thick smoke and explosions rocking military bases in targeted areas.
In a campaign that began in November, the Houthis have launched hundreds of ballistic missiles, drones, and drone boats at international commercial and naval ships in the Red Sea and other international shipping lanes off Yemen, as well as seized a commercial ship with its crew and sunk two more.
The Houthis claim that the campaign is intended to put pressure on Israel to stop its military operations in the Gaza Strip.
AN, Oct 15, 2024