Donald Trump’s bombing campaign against Houthis tests his vow to ‘stop wars’
- On April 29, 2025, US and British forces conducted airstrikes in Saada, Yemen, targeting Houthi militant sites amid an ongoing bombing campaign.
- The campaign began in March 2024 after the Houthis escalated attacks on Red Sea shipping, prompting the US to launch Operation Rough Rider to protect vital trade routes.
- The strikes have hit over 1,000 targets, including command centers and drone factories, while also causing hundreds of civilian deaths, including at a migrant detention center in Saada.
- Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell reported that US Central Command has conducted strikes on more than 1,000 locations, resulting in the deaths of Houthi combatants and commanders, among them high-ranking officials responsible for missile and UAV operations.
- Despite degrading Houthi capabilities, the campaign has not stopped attacks on shipping, raising concerns about civilian casualties and draining US munitions needed for other threats.
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US hit more than 1,000 targets in Yemen since mid-March
WASHINGTON — US forces have struck more than 1,000 targets in Yemen since Washington launched the latest round of its air campaign against the Huthi rebels in mid-March, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The Huthis began targeting shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in late 2023 and the United States responded with strikes against them starting early the following year. Since
US forces have hit more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen, Pentagon says
American forces have hit more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen as part of a campaign that began in March to stop attacks by the militants on the shipping lanes of the Red Sea, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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