America carried out precision strikes on Wednesday in opposition to 5 underground weapons storage websites in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, US Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin mentioned in a press release.
“US forces attacked a number of of the Houthis’ underground amenities that home varied weapons elements of the kind that the Houthis have used to assault civilian and navy vessels all through the area,” Austin mentioned.
The assault comes after the US navy earlier this month. carried out 15 assaults in opposition to targets linked to Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen, the place residents reported explosions at navy posts and at an airport.
Houthi fighters in Yemen have carried out almost 100 assaults on ships crossing the Purple Sea since November and say they’re appearing in solidarity with the Palestinians in Israel’s year-long warfare in Gaza. They sank two ships, captured one other, and killed not less than 4 sailors.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned in a publish on the social media web site X that its battle injury assessments have been underway and don’t point out civilian casualties.