US, UK launch retaliatory strikes against Houthis in Yemen

The U.S. and the U.K. conducted a spate of retaliatory strikes on Thursday against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to media reports. The Associated Press that Washington and London bombed more than a dozen sites in Yemen used by the Iranian backed Houthis. U.S. and U.K. forces hit targets with Tomahawk missiles fired by warships and missiles from fighter jets, according to The Associated Press, targeting logistical hubs, supply facilities and air defense systems. The strike is the first time the U.S. has carried out direct, offensive military action against the Houthis since the rebel group began attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea in late November.