The United States (U.S.) on Saturday conducted a series of airstrikes against Houthi-controlled weapons storage facilities in Yemen, targeting sites in the capital Sanaa, Amran governorate, and other areas.
A U.S. defense official confirmed to ABC News that the strikes aimed at facilities containing advanced weapons used in recent Houthi attacks on civilian and military vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. U.S. fighter jets were used in the operation.
The Pentagon announced that American military aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes on weapon storage facilities in Yemen belonging to Houthi forces on Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/aZgXgOV53Q
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Houthi media reported that around nine strikes took place in and around Sanaa and Amran, with specific impacts in the Al Sabeen district. While American officials confirmed their involvement in the airstrikes, the United Kingdom, which has previously conducted joint operations against the Houthis, did not confirm participation.
In October, the U.S. heightened its military presence in the region, deploying additional fighter jets, attack aircraft, and a carrier strike group to counter potential threats posed by Houthi and Iranian forces in the Red Sea corridor.
Meanwhile, tensions in Yemen further intensified with an unrelated internal attack against Saudi soldiers by a member of Yemen’s government-aligned military. The incident, which occurred Friday night at a Saudi-led base in Hadramawt province, resulted in the deaths of two Saudi soldiers and the wounding of another. While the motives remain unclear, a Houthi official, Hamid Rizq, praised the attack, describing it as “the beginning” of a future escalation.
