U.S. and U.K. forces combined to hit 36 Iran-backed Houthi rebel targets across 13 locations in Yemen on Saturday, marking the third joint mission between the two Western allies in the Middle Eastern nation.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the strikes were intended to degrade the Houthis’ capabilities to carry out attacks against commercial vessels in the frequently navigated waterways off Yemen’s coast.
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