THE United States has launched a series of airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi revels, hitting more than a dozen targets in Yemen.
Military aircraft and warships on Friday bombed extremist bases and weapons installations in five locations, only days after American warships were attacked in the Red Sea.
The joint op with the British military indicates a serious escalation, with the Middle East still waiting to see if Israel will strike against Iran for the rocket strikes earlier this week.
Operations were confined to shipping lanes and military base targets, a US official said.
According to Houthi media, seven strikes targeted the airport in Hodeida, a key port city, as well as the Katheib area, which hosts a Houthi-controlled military base.
Additionally, four strikes hit the Seiyana area in Sanaa, the capital, while two more targeted Dhamar province.
The Houthi media office also reported three air raids in Bayda province, located southeast of Sanaa.
The rebels launched over half a dozen ballistic missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles, and two drones at three US vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but all were intercepted by Navy destroyers, according to multiple US officials.
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