Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have been the target of additional US airstrikes a day after a massive American and British airstrike on the militant group.
The latest airstrike targeted a radar site used by the Houthis to target maritime traffic in the Red Sea and was smaller in scope than Thursday’s strike, US officials told multiple outlets.
The attack was carried out unilaterally by the American military, a US official told CNN, after the militant group launched at least one anti-ship ballistic missile on Friday in response to an earlier attack led by the US and the UK.
“So we saw one anti-ship ballistic missile fired today,” Army Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II told reporters during a briefing. “That’s not about any ship of any kind, and we’re still working on it.”
“My guess is that the Houthis are trying to figure things out on the ground and trying to determine what capabilities still exist for them,” he added. “But I expect — because, you know, their rhetoric is loud enough and loud enough — I expect that they will try to retaliate.”
President Biden warned that the Houthis risk additional attacks if they continue to target shipping vessels. REUTERS The latest attack comes after the Houthis launched another missile into the Red Sea on Friday, according to a Pentagon official. uk Ministry of Defence/UPI/Shutterstock
More than 60 targets in 28 locations in Yemen were hit on Thursday night after President Biden authorized military action against the Houthis in response to repeated missile and drone attacks on US and foreign shipping in the Red Sea.
“This attack has endangered US personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, affected commerce, and threatened freedom of navigation,” Biden, 81, said in a statement issued after the first attack.
The president warned on Friday that Tehran’s proxies could face additional military action if they continue to disrupt shipping lanes.
“We will make sure we respond to the Houthis if they continue this outrageous behavior with our allies,” Biden told reporters Friday.
Iranian protesters burn representations of British and US flags during a protest against US and British military attacks against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, in front of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2024. AP US and UK forces hit more than 60 targets in 28 location in Yemen Thursday night. uk Ministry of Defence/UPI/Shutterstock
A senior Houthi official threatened that the US and the UK would both pay a “high price” for the bombing.
“America and Britain must be prepared to pay a heavy price and bear all the consequences of this blatant aggression,” Hussein al-Ezzi wrote in X.
Five Houthi fighters were killed and six wounded in Thursday’s attack, according to Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gene. Yahya Saree.
“The American and British enemy bears full responsibility for its criminal aggression against our Yemeni people, and it will not go unpunished,” he warned.
Iranian officials claimed the attack was “a clear violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and a violation of international law.”
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