Yemen Monitor/News Room
The Houthi armed group announced on Friday that the US and the UK had carried out four new airstrikes on the western Yemeni coastal province of Hodeidah.
Al-Masirah TV channel, the Houthi mouthpiece, reported in a breaking news alert on Telegram that “US-British aircraft have resumed their airstrikes on Hodeidah, targeting the city’s airport with four more strikes.”
On Friday, US-British aircraft had previously targeted the island of Kamaran, with four other airstrikes earlier in the day, according to the Houthi group.
Since late last year, the Houthis have been targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and more recently have expanded their operations to the Indian Ocean. They claim to be targeting Israeli-linked vessels in retaliation for the ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza Strip. However, the Yemeni government and experts argue that the Houthis’ objectives are domestic, aimed at escaping internal crises and improving their image in the region.
In response, the US and the United Kingdom have been conducting an airstrike campaign against the Iranian-backed Houthis since January 11. As a result, the Houthis have announced an expansion of their operations to include US and British ships.
From November to early July, the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) recorded over 200 attacks on US commercial or military vessels off the coast of Yemen, including nearly 100 attacks since the start of US airstrikes on the Yemeni mainland.
