New Wave of Attacks by the US and UK Against Houthis

The Associated Press reported, citing three American officials, that the United States and the United Kingdom targeted military bases and equipment of the Houthi rebel group in various locations in response to recent attacks by Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. According to these American officials, US and UK fighter jets and fleets struck numerous underground bases, missile launchers, command and control centers, and a Houthi ship. However, the Associated Press did not mention the positions or names of these American officials. The US and UK militaries also destroyed eight Houthi drones that were identified as threats to American forces and the international coalition in the Red Sea. These attacks occurred one day after the downing of an American MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen. The Houthis released images claiming that this drone was targeted by a surface-to-air missile in a desert area in Marib province in central Yemen. This was the third instance of this type of American drone being shot down in Yemen this month.