US Central Command said the Navy destroyer USS Carney conducted “follow-up actions” early Saturday local time against a Houthi radar site, using Tomahawk land attack missiles. It was the second attack in two days against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
“At 3:45 a.m. (Sanaa time) on January 13, U.S. forces conducted an attack on a Houthi radar site in Yemen,” CENTCOM said in X.
He added: “This attack was carried out by the USS Carney (DDG 64) using Tomahawk land attack missiles and was a follow-up action against a specific military target associated with attacks conducted on January 12 designed to degrade the capabilities of the Houthis to attack the sea”. ships, including commercial ones.”
The attack followed “multilateral coalition strikes” by US military forces, along with the United Kingdom and supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, which hit 28 locations and hit more than 60 targets on Friday, January 12.
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In this image provided by the UK Ministry of Defense on Friday, January 12, 2024, an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to its base at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, after attacking targets in Yemen. The US and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen late on Thursday, January 11, in a massive retaliatory strike using Tomahawk missiles launched from warships and submarines and fighter jets. US officials said. (Sgt. Lee Goddard, UK Ministry of Defense via AP)
The multilateral coalition's strikes early Friday morning “targeted radar systems, air defense systems, and storage and launch sites for one-way attacks on unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles,” CENTCOM said in a statement. x.
Both the initial retaliation and Saturday's singular attack on the radar facility came after Houthi rebels launched missiles and carried out attacks for several months against commercial ships and merchant vessels in the Red Sea.
In this image provided by the UK Ministry of Defense taken on Thursday, January 11, 2024, an RAF Typhoon aircraft is shown taking off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, for a mission to strike targets in Yemen. The US and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday night, in a massive retaliatory strike using Tomahawk missiles launched from warships and submarines and fighter jets, officials said. Americans. (Sgt. Lee Goddard, UK Ministry of Defense via AP)
CENTCOM said Houthi rebels have attacked or attempted to harass ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden at least 28 times since Nov. 19, 2023.
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These attacks include the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles.
This is a location map of Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
“These attacks have no association and are independent of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a defensive coalition of more than 20 countries operating in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden,” the statement continued.
On Thursday, CENTCOM said dozens of countries have been affected by Houthi harassment.
In this image provided by the UK Ministry of Defense on Friday, January 12, 2024, an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to its base at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, after attacking targets in Yemen. The US and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen late on Thursday, January 11, in a massive retaliatory strike using Tomahawk missiles launched from warships and submarines and fighter jets. US officials said. (Sgt. Lee Goddard, UK Ministry of Defense via AP)
“We hold Houthi militants and their destabilizing Iranian sponsors responsible for the illegal, indiscriminate and reckless attacks on international shipping that have impacted 55 nations so far, endangering the lives of hundreds of sailors, including the United States,” said the General Michael. Erik Kurilla, USCENTCOM commander.
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“Their illegal and dangerous actions will not be tolerated and they will be held accountable,” Kurilla added.
President Biden has warned that the Houthis could face new attacks.
