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The United States conducted fresh strikes against a Houthi land attack cruise missile on 4 February, according to the US Central Command.
On X/Twitter, Centcom announced that “on Feb 4, at approximately 5.30am (Sanaa time), US Central Command forces conducted a strike in self-defence against a Houthi land attack cruise missile”.
It added: “Beginning at 10.30am, US forces struck four anti-ship cruise missiles, all of which were prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea.”
Earlier, the US refused to rule out airstrikes inside Iran, saying it is determined to respond forcefully to attacks on troops.
National security advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that he wouldn’t get into what’s “on and off the table” when it came to striking inside Iran but that president Joe Biden “is determined to respond forcefully to attacks on our people”.
However, the administration official played down fears that the situation is escalating. Iraqi officials warned this weekend that the region was on the “brink of the abyss” after the airstrikes.
His words come after the US and UK, supported by six allied countries, struck at least 36 Houthi targets in Yemen just hours after the US conducted retaliatory airstrikes on more than 85 sites in Iraq and Syria due to the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan.
US conducts fresh strikes on Houthi cruise missiles in Yemen
US conducted fresh strikes against Houthi cruise missiles on 4 February, according to US Central Command.
On X/Twitter, Centcom announced that “on Feb. 4, at approximately 5.30am (Sanaa time), US Central Command forces conducted a strike in self-defense against a Houthi land attack cruise missile.”
It added: “Beginning at 10.30am, US forces struck four anti-ship cruise missiles, all of which were prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea.”
US forces identified the missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and “determined they presented an imminent threat to US Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region”.
“These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels.”
Maroosha Muzaffar5 February 2024 03:54
ICYMI: Australia, Bahrain and Canada among nations supporting strikes against Houthis
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin said the military action, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand, “sends a clear message to the Houthis that they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not end their illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels”.
He added: “We will not hesitate to defend lives and the free flow of commerce in one of the world’s most critical waterways.”
The UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, the Seychelles and Spain have joined the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian, which aims to protect international shipping in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Ariana Baio5 February 2024 05:00
Editorial: The ‘forever war’ in the Middle East will go on until Palestinians have their own state
US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria were inevitable – the question now is how to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from merging into a larger crisis that affects the whole region:
Maroosha Muzaffar5 February 2024 04:45
Moment RAF jets take off to conduct further strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen
RAF Typhoon aircraft took off to conduct further strikes against Houthi targets on Saturday, 3 February.
The UK has joined the US for a third time in further strikes in a bid to prevent further attacks on international shipping along a major trade route.
Strikes were against Houthi locations in
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