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US strikes another Houthi controlled site after issuing Red Sea alerts

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  • January 13, 2024
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US strikes another Houthi controlled site after issuing Red Sea alerts

US strikes another Houthi controlled site after issuing Red Sea alerts

The U.S. military early Saturday struck another Houthi controlled site in Yemen that they have determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk. That's according to two U.S. officials who spoke anonymously to The Associated Press to discuss an operation that hadn't yet been publicly announced. The first day of strikes on Friday hit 28 locations and struck more than 60 targets. However, the U.S. determined the additional location, a radar site, still presented a threat to maritime traffic, one official said. Earlier on Friday, the U.S. Navy warned American flagged vessels to steer clear of areas around Yemen in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden for the next 72 hours after the U.S. and Britain launched multiple airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels. The warning in a notice to shippers came as Yemen's Houthis vowed fierce retaliation for the U.S. led strikes, further raising the prospect of a wider conflict in a region already beset by Israel's war in Gaza. U.S. military

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