Beijing, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- On Feb. 7, the United States and Britain jointly launched a military operation against 36 Houthi groups located in 13 bases in Yemen. The Houthis said they would react to it.
The U.S. defense department said the main targets of the attack were the Houthi's secret depots, missile systems, missile launchers, and a number of other defense systems. According to reports from Yemeni news agencies, Yemen's Sana'a and the Red Sea seaport city of Khotida area were hit by air strikes. Some video footage on the Internet shows that Sana'a has happened several times**, and local citizens have seen flames shining in the sky on more than one occasion.
Several anonymous U.S. officials told Associated Press that many U.S. military F A-18s were removed from Dwight. d.Eisen. Howell's aircraft carrier departed, and two destroyers in the Red Sea fired several "Tomahawks" at them.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the joint operation gave the Houthis a clear signal, namely"Houthis"If it does not stop its illegal attacks on the international community and the world, it will continue to suffer more impacts"。
In addition, the U.S. ** command announced on the 9th that six were intercepted by the Houthi organization (HOUSEH) on the same day. In addition, the U.S. team also destroyed several Houthi drones on Tuesday.
contradictions) did not escalate. British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said: "We have targeted the Houthi rocket launchers and stockpiles, and they believe that this attack has caused more damage to the Houthis." ”
This is a snapshot of a video from January 22 showing a speech by Yahya Sareya, a spokeswoman for Yemen's Houthi group, in Sana'a. Xinhua news agency.
Houthi spokeswoman Yahya Sareya reacted to a new wave of attacks by the United States and Britain on her social media, saying that the American attacks "will not be unresponsive and will not have any impact" and that the Houthis will also carry out attacks in the Red Sea waters linked to Israel.
Mohammed al-Buheiti, the main Houthi policymaker, said the Houthis were not "indifferent" to the US-British invasion of Yemen and that the war would continue to intensify.
Since the outbreak of the new wave of Palestinian-Israeli war, the Houthis have frequently attacked ships in the Red Sea waters linked to Israel to show their support for Palestine. The Houthis say the attacks will not end unless Israel reaches a truce and allows unhindered access for humanitarian aid to Gaza.
In response to the Houthi attack, the United States led a convoy in December, and from January 12, together with the United Kingdom, carried out sustained air strikes against the Houthis, resulting in a large number of personnel**. So far, the United States and Britain have carried out a total of 48 air attacks in Yemen, including 13 in Sana'a and Sana'a provinces, 11 in Taiz province and nine in Hodeidah province, according to the Houthis.
Crowds join in the solidarity of Palestine in Sana'a, Yemen, October 20, 2023. (Photo by Muhammad Muhammad).
Several countries have accused the joint U.S.-UK military exercises as a violation of Yemen's sovereignty and could lead to an escalation of tensions in the region. Reuters reported that the United States and Britain launched another attack on the Houthis on the 2nd, which shows that the contradictions in the Middle East are expanding.
The United States has long credited Iran with supporting groups such as the Houthis (HOUSEH) and the Lebanese Allah Party (Allah), the Palestinian Hamas (Hamas), and the Shia militia (Shiqia) in Iraq. The latest joint attack by the United States and Britain against Houthi forces was aimed at letting Iran know that the United States believes that Iran is responsible for providing support and funding to a large number of armed groups.
Iran's Ibrahim Raisi met with the Houthis on January 14"High Political Council"Head Mahdi Mashat. Raisi said about the U.S. air strike in Yemen that Washington's actions exposed it"It is of an offensive and human rights violation"。