CAIRO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Sana'a: The United States and Britain launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen's capital Sana'a and other governorates that night, according to the Houthi-controlled Masila TV channel in Yemen.
According to the report, two targets in southern Sana'a were hit by air strikes and a huge **. Local residents saw a number of warplanes flying over Sana'a that night. In addition, Yemen's Houthi-controlled Zamar, Beida and the Red Sea city of Hodeidah were also hit by airstrikes on the same day.
A number of U.S. ** reported on the 3rd, citing the unnamed United States**, that the United States and Britain carried out strikes on more than 30 targets in at least 10 locations controlled by the Houthis in Yemen on the same day. These targets include command and control centers, underground depots, and attacks on international merchant ships by Iranian-backed militant groups. In the course of the operation, the US military mobilized carrier-based fighters from the USS Eisenhower and launched Tomahawk cruise missiles from US ships anchored in the waters of the Red Sea. The report said that this was part of the retaliatory strike that began on the 2nd by the US military.
According to a statement issued by the US ** Command on the 3rd, the US military intercepted six anti-ship cruise missiles launched by the Houthis on the same day. In addition, the U.S. military also destroyed a number of Houthi drones on the 2nd.
On the evening of January 27, Eastern time, a drone attack on a U.S. military base in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border killed three U.S. soldiers and injured more than 40. The U.S. believes that the Iranian-backed Islamic Resistance Movement (IRIM) militant group in Iraq has launched attacks against U.S. troops, and that the drones used were Iranian-made. On February 2, the U.S. military dispatched warplanes and drones to carry out airstrikes on targets such as the headquarters, warehouses and other facilities of Iranian-backed armed groups in Syria and Iraq. According to the United States**, this is in retaliation for the death of three US soldiers in Jordan in a drone attack. Syria, Iraq, Iran and Russia condemned the U.S. airstrikes on the 3rd, saying they violated national sovereignty and exacerbated regional tensions. (Participating reporter: Deng Xianlai) (end).