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US launches second night of airstrikes against Houthis

By Brady Knox
Published January 12, 2024 9:55pm ET
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US launches second night of airstrikes against Houthis
In this image provided by the UK Ministry of Defence taken on Thursday Jan. 11, 2024 shows an RAF Typhoon aircraft taking off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, for a mission to strike targets in Yemen. The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen late on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. (Sgt Lee Goddard, UK Ministry of Defence via AP)

The United States launched another round of airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen early Saturday morning local time.

The round of strikes comes just one day after an inaugural round of air and missile strikes against targets in Yemen, launched in response to Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. Two United States officials reportedly announced the Friday strikes, and the U.S. Central Command later confirmed them on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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