The US and Britain have struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the militant group’s attacks on shipping.
It is the fourth joint action taken by the UK and the US in an attempt to deter attacks by the Iran-backed group on vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this week that set fire to a cargo ship.
According to US officials, American and British fighter jets hit about 18 sites across multiple locations, targeting missiles, launchers, rockets, drones and unmanned surface and underwater vehicles.
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