The United States and United Kingdom launched multiple airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen on Monday as the terror group continues to launch attacks on merchant ships in international waters around the Arabian Peninsula.
U.S. Central Command launched the strikes alongside UK Armed Forces against eight Houthi targets. Supporting the mission were Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands.
“These strikes from this multilateral coalition targeted areas in Houthi-controlled Yemen used to attack international merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region,” CENTCOM said in a statement. “The targets included missile systems and launchers, air defense systems, radars, and deeply buried weapons storage facilities.”
CENTOM said that the strikes were intended to “degrade Houthi capability to continue their reckless and unlawful attacks on U.S. and U.K….
