Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday that U.S. and British forces carried out additional strikes against Houthi-held areas in Yem...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday that U.S. and British forces carried out additional strikes against Houthi-held areas in Yemen.
Austin said in a statement Saturday that the United States and Britain also received support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand in carrying out additional strikes.
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“U.S. and British forces have carried out additional attacks against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. This collective action continues to challenge the Houthis to cease their illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels or continue to face further consequences.”
"This sends a clear message: We will not hesitate to protect lives and the free flow of commerce in one of the world's most important waterways," Austin said.
He said these attacks further disrupt and weaken the Iranian-backed Houthi militia's ability to carry out reckless and destabilizing attacks against U.S. and international shipping legally transiting the Red Sea. He said that the aim is to make it a reality.
Austin said coalition forces had struck 13 sites associated with the Houthis' deeply buried weapons caches, missile systems and launchers, air defense systems and radars.
A joint statement by the United States, Britain and other coalition partners said American and British forces carried out the military operation with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand. Another proportional and necessary strike against 36 Houthi targets in 13 locations in Yemen.
This was in response to continued attacks by the Houthis against international shipping, commercial ships, and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea. These precision strikes are aimed at disrupting and weakening the ability of the Houthis to threaten global trade and the lives of innocent seafarers.
These are a series of illegal attacks since the previous coalition attacks on January 11 and January 22, 2024, including a January 27 attack in which the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker M/V Marlin Luanda was rammed. in response to dangerous and destabilizing Houthi actions. They were set on fire, the statement continued.
“While our goal remains to de-escalate tensions and restore stability to the Red Sea, we reiterate our warning to the Houthi leadership: "We will not hesitate to continue to protect the free flow of trade in the face of continuing threats," the countries' statement said.
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