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US says it carried out five self-defense strikes on Houthi areas of Yemen
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File - Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on January 22, 2024. (AP Photo)
The United States conducted five self-defense strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, US Central Command says.
It says it struck three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel and one unmanned surface vessel yesterday.
“This is the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since attacks began in Oct. 23,” CENTCOM says in a post on X.
Central Command says it had determined the missiles and vessels presented an imminent threat to US Navy ships and merchant ships in the area.
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