The anticipated attacks on the Houthis by the U.S. and the U.K. have begun.
Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs reported on the airstrikes.
BREAKING: The US and the UK have launched airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis. The Iran-backed militant group set off a series of attacks in the Red Sea in the past two months, firing missiles at container and military ships on an almost-daily basis. @business https://t.co/MHD7oYZsFw
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 11, 2024
The U.S. launched the attacks from the USS Eisenhower, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement is predictably already calling for action to support the Houthis.
The Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement condemned the strikes and urged “the people of the Arab and Islamic nation to take action.”
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 12, 2024
USS Florida, a guided-missile submarine, also fired Tomahawk cruise missiles into Yemen against Iranian-backed Houthi targets, @Liz_Friden reports. pic.twitter.com/G4fjFCvnKl
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) January 12, 2024
Biden or someone on his behalf has issued a statement on the strikes.
BREAKING NEWS: Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen pic.twitter.com/Hsw9dB0xBm
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 12, 2024
Then he called a lid and will have nothing more to say.
Alleged video:
Huge explosion in the capital city of Yemen Sanaa after a U.S. airstrike pic.twitter.com/9uCX9pF4Dg
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 12, 2024
We will keep you updated as this is a developing story.