US and UK Forces Conduct Additional Strikes on Yemen Houthi Air Defense Systems

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The United States Central Command announced on the 24th (local time) that U.S. and British forces have conducted additional strikes on Houthi rebel facilities in Yemen that have been disrupting navigation order in the Red Sea.

The command stated that around 11:50 PM on the 24th, U.S. and British forces, supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, struck 18 Houthi-related targets in Yemen.

According to foreign media, for this operation, U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jets launched from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier operating in the Red Sea. The targets included Houthi underground weapons storage facilities, missile storage facilities, drone systems, air defense systems, radar, and helicopters. The command explained that these were "facilities used by the Houthis to attack international commercial vessels and naval ships."

The command also stated, "The Houthis' illegal attacks have disrupted humanitarian aid to Yemen, harmed the Middle Eastern economy, and caused environmental damage," adding, "We have degraded the Houthis' capability to carry out brazen attacks on international commercial vessels."

It further added, "The goal of this multinational effort is to protect ourselves, our partners, and regional allies by destroying the Houthis' capabilities used to threaten the military forces of the United States and partner nations in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, and to restore freedom of navigation."

Meanwhile, this marks the fourth time this year that U.S. and British forces have struck the Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran, the largest anti-American force in the Middle East, since the first attack on January 12.

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