THE US and UK have blitzed more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the militants’ surge in ship attacks.
The airstrikes come just days after the terrorist organisation claimed responsibility for four missile attacks, including on a UK cargo ship and two US ships, in just 24 hours.
Twitter: Alerta News MundoUS and UK aircraft and warships have targeted Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, with a fresh flurry of strikes[/caption]
EPAToday’s strikes are thought to be the strongest from UK and US forces in weeks[/caption]
EPAA red blaze of smoke pictured above Sana’a skyline following the strikes[/caption]
Early reports claimed the UK and US aircraft had targeted Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, with a series of raids.
American officials have since confirmed that 18 Houthi sites have been bombed and several locations destroyed.
Today’s strikes are thought to be the strongest from UK and US forces in weeks.
The targets included Houthi weapons, radar sites, command and control centres, as well as underground weapons storage facilities, CNN reports.
Footage shows US and British aircraft and warships in the southern Red Sea launching a barrage of strikes towards western Yemen.
The US fighter jets launched from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, which is currently in the Red Sea, according to AP.
It marks the fourth time the international coalition has launched a combined attack on the Houthis.
The Sun has reached out to the Ministry of Defence for comment.
On Monday, the Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have blasted a British-owned cargo ship with a missile and shot down a US drone in the Red Sea.
The crew of the cargo ship Rubymar was forced to “abandon the vessel” after coming under attack off the coast of Yemen.
Pictures soon emerged of the debris of the US drone MQ9 after it was shot down in the port city of Hodeidah, according to Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea.
Mr Sarea issued a statement on Monday claiming that the Houthis were responsible for the attack.
He said the vessel was hit with “appropriate missiles” and was at risk of sinking.
The spokesman stated: “The Naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a specific military operation, targeting the British ship RUBYMAR with a number of appropriate naval missiles.
“As a result of the extensive damage the ship suffered, it is now at risk of potential sinking.”
GettyYemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for four missile attacks in just 24 hours earlier this week[/caption]
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