US launches airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6T39H)
Military says the strikes aim to disrupt and degrade' Houthi operations such as attacks against US navy warships and merchant vessels
The US military said it conducted precision airstrikes on Saturday against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's capital, Sana'a.
In a statement, the US military's Central Command said the strikes aimed to disrupt and degrade Houthi operations, such as attacks against US navy warships and merchant vessels in the southern Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden".
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