The U.S. and the U.K. conducted retaliatory airstrikes Thursday evening against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen following a cascade of attacks on commercial shipping, Reuters reported, citing four U.S. officials.
The Houthis had launched at least 27 drone and missile attacks against commercial vessels near the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the U.S. military said Thursday, operations that the clan says were in opposition to Israel’s war with the Hamas terrorist group that governs the Gaza Strip.
The U.S.-U.K. strikes, which occurred early Friday morning in Yemen, are the first time the U.S. has conducted deliberate strikes against targets linked to the Houthis since the group began attacking international shipping in late 2023, according to Reuters.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was preparing earlier to authorize strikes on the Houthis following a…
