The US and the UK have launched an attack on Yemen, striking the cities of Sanaa and Hodeidah, Houthi spokesman Abdulsalam Jahaf said early on Friday.
Washington and London have not made any official announcements as of yet. However, multiple British and American outlets reported that an attack was “imminent” on Thursday evening, citing anonymous sources inside the White House and 10 Downing Street.
“Now America, Britain, and Israel are launching raids on Hodeidah, Sanaa, Dhamar, and Saada,” Jahaf said on X (formerly Twitter). “We will discipline them, God willing.”
There were at least three explosions in Sanaa, Reuters reported citing local witnesses.
Officially known as Ansar Allah (‘Supporters of God’), the Houthis declared solidarity with Gaza in late October, reacting to Israel’s offensive against the Palestinian enclave. They have since carried out over 20 attacks on various shipping vessels in the Red Sea, a major trade route connecting Europe and Asia via the Suez Canal. Major shipping companies have responded by rerouting their ships around Africa, driving up prices and insurance costs.
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https://www.rt.com/news/590481-us-uk-begin-strikes-yemen/ (archive link: https://archive.ph/8U4Qa)
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-biden-retaliation-attacks-0804b93372cd5e874a0dd03513fe36a2
The Saudis found out that that isn't so easy to do even when you have billions of dollars of American weapons. Why does everyone assume that the US and UK will do any better? The Saudis at least are familiar with the region and were able to somewhat find allies among the locals, but Westerners are basically universally hated there. They will achieve nothing but kill more civilians.
We are saying the exact same thing. Did I ever say that the US or UK would “fare better”? They don’t care, they’re just going to carpet bomb Yemen. They don’t care about any sort of victory.
Killing civilians is the goal though