The US and UK have carried out joint attacks on Houthi military targets in Yemen for the second time.
Earlier this month, British and American forces bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iran-backed militia in retaliatory strikes following attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.
The group had defied a warning to stop.
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After the first attacks involving British forces, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said “particular care was taken to minimise any risks to civilians” and “any such risks were mitigated further by the decision to conduct the strikes during the night”.
Tonight’s attacks were also carried out under the cover of darkness.
Yemeni press agency, SABA, reported earlier this month that the first UK/US attacks took place in the capital, Sanaa, and the governorates of Sadah, Hodeidah, Taiz, and Dhamar.
A Houthi official said the initial attacks killed at least five people and wounded six, adding that they would not go “unanswered”.
The US subsequently launched another strike against a Houthi target in Yemen.
Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary, has said the actions of the Houthis were “effectively terrorist attacks”, adding: “If you don’t act against the Houthis in the Red Sea, you are going to see more attacks.”
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