The United States carried out an additional attack against Yemen's Houthi forces this Friday, January 12, US officials told Reuters and local media, at a time when President Joe Biden's Administration has assured that it will take all necessary measures to protect maritime transport in the Red Sea. The wave of attacks by the United States and Britain against the Houthis has stoked fears of a full-scale conflict in the Middle East.
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This Friday, January 12, the United States launched another military action against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, following the large-scale attacks carried out yesterday in a joint mission with the United Kingdom.
The latest, which one of the U.S. officials cited by Reuters said targeted a radar site, came a day after dozens of U.S. and British attacks on the Iranian-backed group's facilities.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not provide further details. Radar infrastructure has been a key target in the US military effort to stop Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
The Houthi movement's television channel, Al-Masirah, previously reported that the United States and the United Kingdom were attacking Yemen's capital Sanaa.
As concerns intensify about a widening regional conflict, U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines on Thursday launched missiles against targets across Yemen controlled by the group, which has cast its maritime campaign as a show of support for Palestinians under Israeli siege in Gaza.
As Houthi leaders vowed retaliation, US President Joe Biden warned that he could order more attacks if that group does not stop its assaults on merchant and military ships in the Red Sea, one of the most economically important in the world.
“We will be sure to respond to the Houthis if they continue this outrageous behavior,” Biden told reporters during a stop in Pennsylvania on Friday.
White House spokesman John Kirby said the attacks targeted the Houthis' ability to store, launch and guide missiles or drones, which the group has used in recent months to threaten Red Sea shipping.
The Houthis, who have controlled most of Yemen for nearly a decade, reported that five fighters were killed but vowed to continue their attacks on regional shipping.
With Reuters
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