Yemen’s Houthis vow to continue attacks after more than 70 killed in US airstrikes on port

US strike on Houthis in Yemen kills dozens

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. airstrike on an important oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least 74 people and wounded 171 others, the Iranian-backed rebel group said Friday, a major escalation in the military campaign…

Attacks on energy infrastructures are, of course, only evil if the wrong people are doing so. In Yemen, the US Air Force destroyed the major oil port of Ras Isa on Thursday. At least 74 people were killed. A blow that also applied to Iran. It was the most violent air attack the U.S. Air Force carried out to date in the fight against the Yemeni Shiite militia Ansar Allah (also known as Huthis) supported by Iran. In a concentrated blow against the…

Houthis: US strikes on a Yemeni oil port kill 74 people

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 74 people and wounded 171 others, the group said Friday, marking the single-deadliest known attack under President Donald Trump’s new campaign targeting the…

Deadly US Airstrike on Yemeni Oil Port Escalates Trump's Campaign Against Houthis

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A US airstrike on an important oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed more than 70 people and wounded many others, the Iranian-backed rebel group said on Friday, marking a major escalation in the military campaign President Donald Trump launched against the faction last month. World News | Deadly US Airstrike on Yemeni Oil Port Escalates Trump's Campaign Against Houthis.

US airstrikes in Yemen kill 80 and injure over 150

The Trump administration launched a series of deadly airstrikes on a major oil port at Ras Isa, Yemen, in which scores of people were killed, including port workers, civilians and aid workers, who were responding to the initial blast and were then hit with a Pentagon directed “double-tap.”

The attack on the port of Ras Issa caused extensive damage that will affect navigation and oil supplies, according to a statement from the port authorities.