More than 1,000 targets referred to in American air attacks, according to the Pentagon – Liberation
« The hundredcom strikes (American military command for the Middle East, editor’s note) touched more than 1,000 targets, killing Houthi fighters and leaders (…) and degrading their capacities ” Since March 15, said Tuesday, April 28, in a statement of Sean Parnell, a spokesperson for the Pentagon.
The Houthi rebels, which control large sides of Yemen, have taken for Target maritime navigation in the Red Sea Since the end of 2023, in solidarity with the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip devastated by the war between Hamas and Israel. They also claim regularly Missile fire directly on the Hebrew statewho says they intercept them.
This Wednesday, April 29, the British army announced, for the first time since the launch of this mid-March campaign, to have participated by aiming « A Houthie military target » in the night south of the capital Sanaa. According to the British Defense Ministry, the operation, led by British combat aircraft Typhoon, aimed « A set of buildings, used by Houthis to make drones type of those used to attack ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden ».
The United Kingdom had already participated in strikes against Houthis from early 2024 by the United States, a close ally of Israel. On Sunday, Centcom spoke more than 800 targets reached since mid-March and counting hundreds of deaths among the rebels.
A few hours after this announcement, the Houthis accused the US military of having bombed a Saadah prison, their stronghold in northern Yemen, killing 68 people and 47 injured among African migrants detained there.
Solicited by AFP, Centcom had indicated « Be aware of the allegations of civil losses linked to American strikes in Yemen, and take these allegations very seriously ». « An evaluation of the damage as well as a survey on these claims are currently underway »he added.
