US-UK airstrikes risk strengthening Houthi rebels' position in Yemen and the region
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Raid follows warnings from Washington to cease attacks in the Red Sea – but could serve to strengthen rebels and reignite civil war.
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The US and UK launched more more than 60 airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early on Friday in a bid to stop the Iran-backed group’s shipping attacks in the Red Sea.
The US and UK launched airstrikes on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen in response to the group’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea for almost two months. The war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has drawn in the Houthi rebels, who have controlled northwestern Yemen for nearly a dec…
American and British airstrikes in Yemen killed at least five Houthi rebels and wounded at least six others, the group's military spokesperson confirmed Friday