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(Dan Tri) – The US and UK coordinated attacks on more than 30 targets of Houthi forces in 13 positions inside Yemen territory on February 3.
US aircraft launched strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on February 3 (Photo: CENCOMT).
The US Central Command (CENCOMT) said that on February 3, the US and its allies carried out a coordinated air and sea attack against at least 36 Houthi-related targets in Yemen.
The raid was carried out by Tomahawk missiles launched from the US warships USS Gravely, USS Carney and from F/A-18 fighter jets launched from the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower.
`Today’s attack specifically targeted locations related to Houthi weapons storage facilities, missile systems and launchers, air defense systems and radar,` said a joint statement by the US, UK and
`These precision strikes are intended to disrupt and degrade the Houthis’ capabilities to threaten global commerce and the lives of innocent mariners, and to respond in kind,` the statement added.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also emphasized: `This coordinated action by the US and its allies is intended to send a clear message to the Houthis that they will continue to suffer consequences if they do not stop illegal attacks aimed at
This is the third large-scale raid by the US and its allies on the Houthis in Yemen in recent weeks in the context of the Houthis attacking ships passing through the Red Sea, threatening an important shipping route for global trade.
A day earlier, the US also activated an attack campaign against at least 85 targets of Iran-related forces in Iraq and Syria in response to the attack on a US military base in Jordan late last month that killed 3 people.
Washington said the raid targeted command posts, intelligence centers, missile depots, drones, and technical logistics infrastructure networks` related to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (
Reuters quoted well-informed sources as saying that the US retaliatory attack killed nearly 40 people, of whom 23 were in Syria.
US officials stated that this is just the `beginning` and Washington’s response campaign includes many different layers.
Meanwhile, Iran criticized the US attack as `a risky mistake and will only increase tension and instability`.
Iraq yesterday summoned the US charge d’affaires in Baghdad to hand over a note of protest.