Yemen’s Houthis promise retaliation after US, UK airstrikes: “These assaults won’t…”
On February 4th, Yemen’s Huthis vowed to retaliate, asserting that US and British airstrikes “won’t deter us.” This came after the United States targeted several sites in retaliation for Iran-backed Huthis’ recurrent Red Sea assaults. Subsequently, in response to a drone attack that claimed three US soldiers’ lives in Jordan, the US conducted strikes against Iran-affiliated targets in Iraq and Syria.
It’s the third occasion of coordinated British and American strikes against the Huthis. Global trade disruptions persist as the Huthis express support for Palestinians in Gaza.
The United States, Britain, and allied nations backing the operation against Yemen’s Huthis stated that Saturday’s strikes targeted “36 Huthi objectives across 13 sites in Yemen in retaliation for the Huthis’ ongoing assaults on international and commercial shipping, as well as naval vessels navigating the Red Sea.”
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that the airstrikes aim to continue disrupting and weakening the capabilities of the Iranian-backed Huthi militia in carrying out their irresponsible and destabilizing attacks. He added that coalition forces focused on hitting 13 sites linked to the Huthis, including heavily fortified weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers, air defense systems, and radar installations, as reported by AP.
Huthi military spokesman Yahya Saree revealed that a total of 48 airstrikes hit the capital Sanaa and other areas under rebel control. Saree utilized social media platform X to assert, “We remain unwavering in our support for the resilient Palestinian people in Gaza, despite these attacks.” He emphasized that the recent strikes would not go unanswered and vowed retaliation and consequences.
The British Ministry of Defence reported that Royal Air Force Typhoon warplanes targeted several sites, including two ground control stations utilized for operating attack and reconnaissance drones.
On Sunday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces conducted a strike against a Huthi anti-ship missile system that was “positioned to launch against vessels in the Red Sea.”
Describing the UK as India's "gateway to Europe", Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden visit to London, 13 years Read more
LONDON: Eight schools across the UK today received bomb attack threats, including one attended by Pakistani teenage activist and Nobel Read more
The United Kingdom has played a pivotal role in shaping research in the European Union (EU), which is today a Read more
New York: A 36-year-old Sikh man was shot dead by a masked gunman during an armed robberyat a convenience store Read more
