US EditionUK joins US in strike on Houthi target in Yemen for first time since Donald Trump re-elected
- British and American forces conducted airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen early Tuesday.
- The action responded to the Houthis' persistent attacks threatening Red Sea freedom of navigation since November 2023.
- The strikes targeted a cluster of buildings 15 miles south of Sanaa used for manufacturing drones for attacking ships.
- UK Defense Secretary John Healey stated the action addressed a "persistent threat to freedom of navigation."
- This strike marks the UK's first acknowledged involvement in the intense US campaign targeting the Houthis.
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The US SunUK joins US airstrikes on Houthis as RAF targets military facility in Yemen
THE UK has joined US forces in launching a fresh strike on a Houthi target in Yemen. RAF Typhoon jets, backed by Voyager air-to-air refuelling tankers, hit several drone manufacturing buildings 15 miles south of the capital Sanaa. GettyA destroyed building in the northern Yemeni city of Saada after an attack by US warplanes on Tuesday[/caption] GettyBritain’s RAF Typhoon jets helped US strike Houthi targets in Yemen (file photo)[/caption] AFPYem…
The British Army launched attacks against the Houthi rebels in Yemen during a joint operation with the United States
The British Army launched March, together with the American forces, air strikes against the Houthi tanks in Yemen, announced its defence ministry - the first public recognition of a common operation since the Trump administration intensified US campaigns against the military group.
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