The US military has taken major action against Iran-backed Houthi extremists in Yemen. US fighter jets have carried out air strikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. Houthi-linked media has reported that the US military carried out at least 21 air strikes overnight.
The US military carried out several airstrikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Friday morning. Residential areas of the capital Sanaa have also been targeted in these attacks. News agency AP has given information about these attacks in its report. So far there is no clear estimate about the damage and casualties in the attacks. Houthi-controlled news agency SABA News has reported one person being injured in Sanaa. The airstrikes bombed the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, the rebel stronghold of Saada city and parts of Yemen's Al-Chouf and Amran provinces.
21 airstrikes overnight
The US carried out at least 21 airstrikes on Houthi targets on Friday night, Houthi media reported. The Houthis have not disclosed which facilities were targeted except for Sanaa International Airport, which serves both civilian and military purposes. The strikes also hit mountainous areas north of Sanaa, where military bases and intelligence sites are suspected to be located.
Communication networks were disrupted after the attacks. So far, the US Central Command has not given any information about the new attacks. Unlike the Biden administration, the command is not giving details of air strikes in the current campaign. The Central Command has been given the authority to conduct offensive operations in Yemen without prior approval of the White House.
57 people have been killed so far
The US launched a harsh air campaign against Yemen's Houthis on March 15. The campaign was launched after the Houthis threatened to resume attacks on Israeli ships passing through the Red Sea in support of Hamas in Gaza. At least 57 people have been killed in Yemen since the US air campaign began.