British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the House of Commons on Tuesday regarding a second round of U.S. and U.K. coordinated strikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, following the group’s attacks in the Red Sea. “At my order, overnight the RAF engaged in a second wave of strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen. We did … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The Biden administration is crafting plans for a sustained military campaign targeting the Houthis in Yemen after 10 days of strikes failed to halt the group’s attacks on maritime commerce, stoking concern among some officials that an open-ended operation could derail the war-ravaged country’s fragile peace and … Read more
Houthi followers lift rifles and shout slogans against the U.S.-U.K. during a tribal gathering on January 14, 2024 on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels are enthusiastically “confronting America directly,” the organization’s leader said in a televised speech, vowing to continue the group’s … Read more
The U.S. launched another round of strikes at 14 Houthi targets in Yemen overnight as the militant group’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea continue. U.S. Central Command said its forces targeted Houthi missiles just before midnight that were ready to launch and that presented “an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The Biden administration announced plans Wednesday to put the Houthi militant group back on a global terrorism list, after launching military attacks against the Yemen-based group in retaliation for its disruption of global trade in the Red Sea. The decision is an escalation of the administration’s pressure … Read more
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top of American military strikes in the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop the militants’ attacks on global shipping. Officials said they would design the financial penalties to minimize harm to … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. U.S. officials claimed success after hitting some 60 targets in Yemen belonging … Read more
JERUSALEM — U.S. Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen’s Houthi rebels in a raid last week that saw two of its commandos go missing, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Meanwhile, a new ship came under suspected fire from the Houthis in the Red Sea and sustained … Read more
Men stand near a billboard bearing the image of a commercial ship with the flag of Israel as it is burning after Yemen’s Houthi-affiliated naval forces struck it, at a street on January 10, 2024 in Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images A vessel off the coast of Yemen on Monday reported it had … Read more
Houthi rebels mistakenly targeted a tanker from an undisclosed country on Jan. 12 that was carrying Russian oil through the Gulf of Aden, Reuters reported, citing the U.K.-based maritime security company Ambrey. The Houthis are an Iran-backed militant group located in Yemen. Following Israel’s invasion of Gaza, the Houthis began launching attacks against shipping vessels … Read more