President Biden and PM Rishi Sunak say strikes targeted military facilities to protect global shipping from attack.
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Here’s a quick roundup on the US and UK air strikes launched against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen early on Friday.
US President Joe Biden and UK PM Rishi Sunak confirmed the strikes, saying they were a response to repeated Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
US warship-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles and US jets attacked more than 12 sites, including in the capital, Sanaa, and Hudaydah, the Houthi Red Sea port stronghold, US officials say
Four RAF Typhoon jets bombed two Houthi targets, flying from Akrotiri base in Cyprus
President Biden warned of possible further measures to ensure the free flow of commerce
Support was provided by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, the leaders said
A Houthi official warned the US and UK would “pay a heavy price” for this “blatant aggression”
Flying missions to there from Cyprus feels like we are doing it just to show we can, surely that could have been handled much easier by the US carrier…
It’s to show our support and prove we will get involved if asked/required. The US carrier could have flattened the place on it’s own certainly. The Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Bahrain provided support as part of the mission as well.
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Flying missions to there from Cyprus feels like we are doing it just to show we can, surely that could have been handled much easier by the US carrier…
I wonder which countries we overflew to do it?
It’s to show our support and prove we will get involved if asked/required. The US carrier could have flattened the place on it’s own certainly. The Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Bahrain provided support as part of the mission as well.