Strikes also targeted the south of Dhamar city, Al Masirah TV added.
Al Masirah TV reported that the strikes had been carried out by US and British forces, but a British government source said Britain was not involved.
US-UK strikes target Yemen, Houthi Al Masirah TV says
Published: 04 October ,2024: 06:37 PM GST
Updated: 04 October ,2024: 07:46 PM GST
Middle East crisis live: US strikes reportedly hit more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen
Here’s more on the airstrikes that were launched at Houthi targets in several parts of Yemen on Friday.
As we reported earlier, US officials told Associated Press that the US and UK militaries struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen.
But the Guardian now understands that that there was no UK involvement in the airstrikes today.
The strikes were targeted at weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iran-backed group.
Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at roughly five locations, according to the US officials.
According to the Houthi media, seven strikes hit the airport in Hodeida, a major port city, and the Katheib area, which has a Houthi-controlled military base.
Four more strikes hit the Seiyana area in Sana’a, the capital, and two strikes hit the Dhamar province, according to Houthi reports. The Houthi media office also reported three air raids in Bayda province, southeast of Sana’a.1h ago 12.39 EDTHisham Al-Omeisy, a political analyst, says the latest US airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen mark “a new phase of the escalation” in the country.
Previous US-led strikes on Houthi targets have been directed at the Red Sea coast and port, he writes.
According to Houthi media reports, Friday’s strikes targeted Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, Hodeida, as well as Dhamar, south of the capital, and Mukayras, southeast of Sana’a.
As we reported earlier, US officials told Associated Press that the US and UK militaries struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen.
But the Guardian now understands that that there was no UK involvement in the airstrikes today.
The strikes were targeted at weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iran-backed group.
Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at roughly five locations, according to the US officials.
According to the Houthi media, seven strikes hit the airport in Hodeida, a major port city, and the Katheib area, which has a Houthi-controlled military base.
Four more strikes hit the Seiyana area in Sana’a, the capital, and two strikes hit the Dhamar province, according to Houthi reports. The Houthi media office also reported three air raids in Bayda province, southeast of Sana’a.
Previous US-led strikes on Houthi targets have been directed at the Red Sea coast and port, he writes.
According to Houthi media reports, Friday’s strikes targeted Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, Hodeida, as well as Dhamar, south of the capital, and Mukayras, southeast of Sana’a.
The US airstrikes carried out on Houthi targets in several parts of Yemen on Friday came after the Iran-backed group claimed they shot down a US military drone flying over Yemen earlier this week.
Since last year, the Houthis have carried out nearly 100 attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea, acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel’s war in Gaza.
The Iran-backed group have been firing missiles, sending armed drones and launching boats laden with explosives at commercial ships with ties to Israeli, US and UK entities.
Just last week, the Houthi group claimed responsibility for an attack targeted three US warships in the Red Sea as they were reportedly sailing to support Israel.
Since last year, the Houthis have carried out nearly 100 attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea, acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel’s war in Gaza.
The Iran-backed group have been firing missiles, sending armed drones and launching boats laden with explosives at commercial ships with ties to Israeli, US and UK entities.
Just last week, the Houthi group claimed responsibility for an attack targeted three US warships in the Red Sea as they were reportedly sailing to support Israel.
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