In a coordinated effort, the US Central Command, in collaboration with the British Armed Forces and supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, launched strikes against 18 Houthi targets.
According to Cairo News Channel, the command stated in its Sunday release that the multinational coalition’s strikes targeted areas used by the Houthis to attack international commercial ships and naval vessels in the region.
The statement highlighted that the illegal Houthi attacks disrupted humanitarian aid to Yemen, harmed Middle Eastern economies, and caused environmental damage.
The targets included underground Houthi weapon storage facilities, missile storage sites, one-way attack drone systems, air defense systems, radars, and a helicopter.
The US Central Command emphasized that the strikes aimed to weaken the Houthis’ capabilities and disrupt their ongoing reckless and unlawful attacks on international commercial and US and British naval vessels in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden.
The multinational effort seeks to defend ourselves, our partners, and allies in the region and restore freedom of navigation by destroying Houthi capabilities threatening US forces and allied forces in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways.
These strikes are distinct from the multinational freedom of navigation operations conducted as part of Operation Sentinel.
