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US unleashes more Yemen strikes as Houthi attacks in Red Sea continue
- Houthi missiles were an imminent threat to shipping in the Red Sea, Centcom says
- Iran-backed militant group in Yemen has sustained ability to disrupt global trade
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The United States launched another round of strikes at 14 Houthi targets in Yemen overnight as the militant group’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea continue.
US Central Command said its forces targeted Houthi missiles just before midnight that were ready to launch and that presented “an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region”.
It wasn’t immediately clear how extensive the damage was or whether there were casualties in the latest American response to repeated Houthi attacks against commercial shipping.
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The Houthis’ sporadic strikes via missiles and drones have disrupted global trade, forcing most vessels to avoid the waterway.
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US-led coalition strikes Iran-backed Houthi fighters in Yemen
US-led coalition strikes Iran-backed Houthi fighters in Yemen
The latest US strikes followed an official announcement Wednesday that the US has put the Houthis back on its list of specially designated global terrorists. The sanctions that come with the formal designation are meant to sever violent extremist groups from their sources of financing.
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