{"id":2146981,"date":"2024-01-11T19:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T00:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-britain-launch-strikes-on-houthi-terrorists\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T19:38:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T00:38:30","slug":"us-and-britain-launch-strikes-on-houthi-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-britain-launch-strikes-on-houthi-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"US and UK launch strikes against Houthi terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-and-britain-launch-strikes-on-houthi-terrorists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2146981&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>US and Britain Launch Strikes\u2062 Against Houthis in\u2063 Yemen<\/h2>\n<p>The United States and Britain have initiated strikes against targets\u2064 associated with the Houthis in Yemen, according to four U.S.\u2063 officials who spoke to Reuters on Thursday. This marks the \u200cfirst time that strikes have been carried out against\u2063 the Iran-backed\u2064 group since they \u2064began targeting international\u2063 shipping in the Red\u2063 Sea last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis, who currently hold control over most of \u200dYemen, have been deliberately targeting Red Sea shipping \u200broutes as \u2063a \u2062display of support for Hamas, a Palestinian Islamist group. These\u2064 attacks have significantly disrupted \u200cglobal\u200c trade along the\u200d crucial route connecting Europe and Asia, which accounts for approximately 15 percent \u2062of the world&#8217;s\u200d shipping traffic.<\/p>\n<p>These\u2063 strikes are believed to be the first conducted \u200bby the United States against the Houthis\u2064 in Yemen since 2016. The officials, speaking anonymously, anticipate the release of a formal statement soon to\u200d provide further details\u2063 on the\u200c strikes.<\/p>\n<h3>Houthi Leader Warns\u2063 of Retaliation<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier\u2063 on Thursday, the leader of the Houthis declared\u2064 that any U.S.\u2063 attack on the group would not go unanswered. The Houthis, who\u200d gained control over a significant \u200dportion of Yemen during\u200d a civil \u200cwar, have vowed to target ships associated with \u2064Israel or destined for Israeli ports. However, it is worth noting that many of the\u200d vessels targeted thus far have had no connection to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. military, the Houthis fired\u2063 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-china-builds-mockups-of-u-s-navy-ships-for-missile-target-practice\/\" title=\"Report: China Builds Mockups of U.S. Navy Ships for Missile Target Practice\">anti-ship ballistic missile<\/a> into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-military-announces-live-fire-drills-surrounding-taiwan-following-pelosi-arrival\/\" title=\"China\u2019s Military Announces Live Fire Drills Surrounding Taiwan Following Pelosi Arrival\">international shipping lanes<\/a> in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday. This marks the 27th attack by the group since November 19.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why are the United States and Britain\u200c launching\u2064 strikes against\u200b the Houthis in Yemen?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cUS and Britain Launch Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen<\/p>\n<p>The United States and\u2063 Britain have taken action against the Houthis in Yemen, targeting their \u2064associated\u200c sites, according to four\u200b US officials\u2062 who spoke to Reuters \u2062on Thursday. This marks the \u200bfirst \u2062time that strikes have been carried\u200c out against\u2063 the Iran-backed group since they began targeting \u2063international shipping \u2064in the Red Sea last \u2064year.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis, who currently have control over \u200bmost of Yemen, have been deliberately attacking Red Sea shipping routes as a show \u2062of support for\u2062 Hamas, a Palestinian \u200dIslamist group. These attacks \u200dhave had a significant impact on\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-something-out-of-black-mirror-how-an-australian-town-became-a-smart-city-overnight\/\" title=\"\u2018Like Something Out Of Black Mirror\u2019: How An Australian Town Became A \u2018Smart-City\u2019 Overnight\">global trade<\/a> along the crucial \u2062route\u2062 connecting\u200d Europe and \u2064Asia, which accounts for\u200b about \u206215 percent of the world&#8217;s\u2064 shipping\u200d traffic.<\/p>\n<p>These strikes are believed \u2064to be\u200d the\u200d first conducted by the\u200b United \u2064States \u2063against the\u2063 Houthis in Yemen since 2016. The\u2063 officials, who chose to\u200d remain anonymous, expect the \u200crelease of a formal statement in the near \u200cfuture to provide more\u200c details about \u200dthe strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Houthi Leader Warns of Retaliation<\/p>\n<p>Earlier \u2063on Thursday,\u2063 the\u200b leader of the Houthis declared that any US attack on the group would not go unanswered. The\u2064 Houthis, who gained control over a\u2062 significant\u200c portion\u200c of Yemen \u200cduring a civil war,\u2062 have vowed to target ships associated with Israel or destined for Israeli ports. However, it is important to note that many of the vessels targeted so\u200d far have had no connection to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US military, the Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile into international shipping lanes in\u200b the\u200b Gulf of Aden on \u2062Thursday. This\u200c marks the\u200c 27th attack by the group since\u200b November 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US and UK have initiated strikes on Houthis in Yemen, targeting their Red Sea attacks on international shipping. This marks the first time the Iran-backed group has been targeted since their assaults began last year. 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