US forces conducted a strike against a Houthi radar site in Yemen, the American military said late on Friday, adding the latest action aimed at degrading the Houthi movement's ability to attack maritime vessels.
"This strike was conducted by the USS Carney (DDG 64) using Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and was a follow-on action on a specific military target associated with strikes taken on Jan. 12 designed to degrade the Houthi's ability to attack maritime vessels, including commercial vessels," the US Central Command said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that US forces conducted a strike against a Houthi radar site in Yemen on Saturday night.
"This strike was conducted by the USS Carney (DDG 64) using Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and was a follow-on action on a specific military target associated with strikes taken on Jan. 12 designed to degrade the Houthi’s ability to attack maritime vessels, including commercial vessels," according to a statement published on the CENTCOM page on the social network X (former Twitter).
The statement also notes that since November 19, 2023, Houthis "have attempted to attack and harass vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden 28 times."
"These illegal incidents include attacks that have employed anti-ship ballistic missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles," the statement says.
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The U.S. military has launched another airstrike on Houthi targets in Yemen, CNN reported on Friday, citing anonymous U.S. officials.
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The official said that the additional strikes were carried out unilaterally by the U.S. military.