US optimistic Yemen strikes left Houthis unable to repeat complex Red Sea attacks
- A senior Pentagon official revealed that 28 locations were hit with more than 150 munitions
- The Houthis have vowed to retaliate against the strikes by US and British forces, and say they will continue attacks on ships in the Red Sea
The Pentagon on Friday appeared to be cautiously optimistic that Iran-backed Houthis will be unable to replicate the type of complex attacks they recently carried out in the Red Sea, as a senior Pentagon official disclosed that overnight strikes hit nearly 30 locations in Yemen.
US and British warplanes, ships and a submarine launched strikes across Yemen in retaliation against Houthi forces for months of attacks on Red Sea shipping that the Iran-backed fighters cast as a response to the war in Gaza.
US Lieutenant General Douglas Sims, the director of the Joint Staff, told reporters that 28 locations had been hit, using more than 150 munitions.
“I know we have degraded [their] capability,” Sims said. “I don’t believe that they would be able to execute the same way they did the other day. But we will see,” he added.
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US-led coalition strikes Iran-backed Houthi fighters in Yemen
Sims was referring to an attack on Tuesday by the Iran-backed group that led US and British naval forces to shoot down 21 missiles and drones fired from Yemen.