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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
US says it destroyed Houthi surface-to-air missile which was prepared to launch

Illustrative: US Central Command forces alongside UK Armed Forces, and with the support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conduct strikes on 8 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen, on January 22, 2024. (Handout / US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)
US forces have struck and destroyed Yemen’s Houthi surface-to-air missile which was prepared to launch, the Central Command says in a statement.
“US forces identified the missile in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that it presented an imminent threat to US aircraft,” it adds.