{"id":2147048,"date":"2024-01-11T20:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T01:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-and-u-k-launch-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-houthis-in-yemen\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T20:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T01:43:16","slug":"u-s-and-u-k-launch-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-houthis-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-and-u-k-launch-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-houthis-in-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. and U.K. retaliate with airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fu-s-and-u-k-launch-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-houthis-in-yemen%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=2147048&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Huthi fighters brandish their weapons during a march \u2064in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Huthi-controlled \u200dcapital Sanaa on January 11, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the terrorist Hamas\u2062 group in Gaza. Heavy air strikes pounded rebel-held cities in Yemen early on January 12,\u200b 2024, the Huthi rebels\u2019 official media and\u2062 AFP \u200ccorrespondents said. The capital Sanaa, Hodeida and Saada were all targeted, the Huthis\u2019 official media said, blaming \u201cAmerican aggression with British\u2062 participation.\u201d (Photo by MOHAMMED \u200cHUWAIS\/AFP via\u2062 Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>5:27 PM \u2013 Thursday, January 11, 2024<\/p>\n<p>The United\u2063 States and the United \u2064Kingdom launched a series of retaliatory attacks against the Houthi\u200c rebels in Yemen \u200con Thursday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Bombs from Washington, D.C. and\u2064 London struck a number of locations in Yemen that the \u2062Houthis,\u200c who are supported by\u2063 Iran, were utilizing.<\/p>\n<p>According to surfacing reports, the main\u200b cities in Yemen that were hit the\u200d hardest\u2064 with U.S. and \u2063U.K. \u200dairstrikes were Sana\u2019a, Hodeidah, Saada, Dhamar, Taiz, and Zabid.<\/p>\n<p>Fighter planes \u2063and warships firing Tomahawk \u2063missiles were fired by U.S. and U.K. planes striking targets that\u200b included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-air-force-hails-1st-air-launched-hypersonic-missile-fired-from-a-b-52-stratofortress\/\" title=\"U.S. Air Force Hails 1st Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile, Fired from a B-52 Stratofortress\">air defense installations<\/a>, supply centers, and logistical hubs, the <em>Associated Press \u2062 <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<p>The rebel\u2062 group started attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea in late November, prompting the U.S. and U.K. to take direct, aggressive military action \u2062against the Houthis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8LATEST UPDATE ON AIRSTRIKES AGAINST THE HOUTHIS BY U.S AND \u200dU.K WARPLANES:<\/p>\n<p>Cities in Yemen Hit with US and \u2063UK Airstrikes: Sana&#8217;a, Hodeidah, \u200bSaada,\u2064 Dhamar,\u200d Taiz, Zabid.<\/p>\n<p>Pentagon: We bombed 10 targets in Yemen<br \/>Pentagon : UAV production facilities and IMD\u200b warehouses were\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pi7msuunyl\">https:\/\/t.co\/Pi7msuunyl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L57W03hqbp\">pic.twitter.com\/L57W03hqbp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/1745595486235451623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, \u20622024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The United States refrained from hitting\u200c the Houthis in \u200bYemen until this Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>In an effort to safeguard commercial shipping, the U.S. formed a multi-nation maritime \u2063task force last month. However, the Houthis continued their attacks on ships and declared \u200dthat the task force would not stop them.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis launched their largest drone\u2064 and missile campaign to date \u200bearlier this week, aiming \u200dtheir \u2062attacks against commercial ships along with American and British warships. During the strike, allied\u200c troops from the\u200b United States and the United Kingdom shot down around twenty-one missiles and drones.<\/p>\n<p>The attack in Yemen poses a \u2064risk of escalating\u2064 into a larger conflict and is expected to incite the Houthis \u200dand Iran. Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in Gaza\u2064 in \u2064early October, there has been a great deal of warfare throughout the region, with over 100 strikes against American soldiers \u200cin Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Groups with Iranian support assert that their \u200battacks on the U.S. in the area are an act of solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. Particularly, the\u2062 Houthis claim that Israel-backed boats and ships are their targets.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is expected to express outrage regarding\u200d the Yemen attacks that occurred \u2063on Thursday, as it considers \u200dthe Houthis to be\u200d one of its most valuable proxy organizations\u2063 in\u200d the Middle East. When\u200b the United States sank three Houthi vessels in the Red Sea at the end of December, Iran and the Houthis said they would \u2064retaliate violently.<\/p>\n<p>There has \u200dbeen\u200d tremendous pressure on the Biden administration to \u2063stop the Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, which have hampered international trade. Major shipping firms have been compelled to detour around Africa\u200d and the Cape of \u2064Good\u2064 Hope due to pressure from\u2064 the Houthi group. Approximately 10% of commercial shipping passes via the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Washington, \u2063D.C., has had to decide whether \u200bto launch\u2062 offensive operations in order\u200b to \u200bhalt\u2062 the Houthis or if the task \u2064force would be sufficient to safeguard cargo vessels and discourage the Houthis.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c extent to which the attacks have affected Houthi targets in \u200bYemen is currently unknown.\u200b The rebel\u2064 organization is\u200c well-versed in combat, having battled the Yemeni government for years, but they\u2064 will most definitely still struggle from the joint effort by U.S. and U.K. military action.<\/p>\n<p>After the strikes were conducted, Democrat Member of the House of the Representatives, Valerie Howell, released a statement declaring that the strikes were not \u200cauthorized by Congress, and \u2064that \u200cthe president needs to\u2063 have congressional approval for any military \u2063strike. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 STATMENT FROM DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE VALERIE HOWELL ON \u200dHOUTHI ATTACKS:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese \u2064air \u2062strikes on Yemen were not\u200d authorized by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The Constitution\u200c is\u200d clear that Congress is the only authority that allows military intervention in foreign conflicts.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l98alJcf5L\">https:\/\/t.co\/l98alJcf5L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario \u200dNawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/1745607814213464572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>This is a \u2064developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay\u2063 informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly \u200dto your inbox for free.\u2062 Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Secretary of State\u200b Antony Blinken is making the rounds with\u2064 Palestinian and Arab-Muslim leaders to make plans for the \u201cday after\u201d Israel\u2019s war in Gaza concludes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Long shot Republican Presidential Candidate Chris Christie drops out of the race.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Massive avalanche in California kills one skier while injuring others.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u200c Consumer Price Index report for December, released today, reveals an\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inflation-surges-beyond-expectations-undermining-bidenomics-narrative\/\" title=\"Inflation Surges Beyond Expectations, Undermining \u2018Bidenomics\u2019 Narrative\">annual inflation increase<\/a> of 3.4%, surpassing expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google is set to go before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday over accusations that its processors infringe a computer scientist\u2019s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its \u200dfinancial backer Microsoft were \u200bsued in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction authors who say the companies misused their work to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX sued a U.S. labor board to block its case accusing the company of illegally firing employees calling CEO Elon Musk \u201ca distraction and embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even before 2023 kicked off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200c rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What were the main cities in Yemen targeted by \u200dthe retaliatory airstrikes from the\u200d United States and the United Kingdom?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d Title: United States and United Kingdom Launch Retaliatory Attacks on Houthi Rebels in Yemen<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the United States and the United Kingdom \u200blaunched a\u2064 series of retaliatory attacks against the\u2063 Houthi \u200crebels\u200c in Yemen. Bombs from Washington, D.C., and London \u200dtargeted locations that the Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, were utilizing. The strikes aimed to safeguard \u200bcommercial shipping following continued \u2062Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. This article provides an overview of the recent airstrikes and their\u2062 potential implications in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Airstrikes Target Major Cities:<\/p>\n<p>Surfacing \u200creports\u2064 indicate \u200cthat the main cities in Yemen \u200chit hardest by the U.S. and U.K. airstrikes were Sana&#8217;a, Hodeidah, Saada, Dhamar, Taiz, and Zabid. \u200bU.S. and U.K. fighter planes and warships deployed Tomahawk missiles to strike targets such as air defense installations, supply centers, and logistical hubs, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Houthi Rebellion and Aggressive Actions:<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi rebels, who have been involved\u200d in a protracted\u200d conflict with the\u2063 Yemeni government, started\u200d attacking commercial\u200d ships in the Red Sea in late November. In response, the U.S. and U.K. took\u200d direct,\u200c aggressive military action against the Houthis. Allied \u200dtroops from both countries successfully intercepted and shot down around twenty-one missiles and drones during the Houthi rebels&#8217; largest drone and missile campaign to date.<\/p>\n<p>Risk of Escalation and\u2064 Iranian Support:<\/p>\n<p>The Yemen attacks pose a risk of escalating into a larger conflict and are expected to incite \u200bthe Houthis and Iran. \u200cThe ongoing Israel-Hamas war in\u200c Gaza has \u2063already witnessed a significant amount of warfare\u200c in the region, including over 100 strikes against American soldiers \u2063in Syria and\u2063 Iraq. Groups with Iranian support claim that\u200d attacks on the U.S. are an \u2062act of solidarity \u2064with the Palestinians in \u200bGaza, with the Houthis specifically \u2064targeting Israel-backed boats and ships.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s \u200bResponse and Pressure on the \u200bBiden Administration:<\/p>\n<p>Iran, which \u2064considers the Houthis as one of its \u2062most valuable proxy organizations in the\u2064 Middle East, is expected to express \u200boutrage regarding the Yemen attacks. The Biden\u2063 administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-cia-pick-was-president-of-think-tank-that-took-millions-from-chinese-communist-party-tied-entities-report\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s CIA Pick Was President Of Think Tank That Took Millions From Chinese Communist Party-Tied Entities: Report\">faced mounting pressure<\/a> to halt Houthi strikes \u200bin the Red Sea, as they have\u200d significantly hampered international trade. Major shipping firms have been forced \u200dto detour around Africa\u2064 and the Cape of Good Hope due to pressure from the Houthi group.<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Authorization and Public Statements:<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that after the strikes were conducted, Democrat Member of the \u200dHouse\u200c of Representatives, Valerie Howell, released a statement asserting that the strikes were not authorized by Congress. She emphasized that according to the Constitution, Congress is the\u2063 sole authority that\u200c can approve military intervention in foreign conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The extent\u2063 to which the airstrikes have affected \u200cHouthi targets in Yemen is currently unknown. While the \u2063rebel organization is well-versed in combat and has battled the Yemeni government\u200c for years, it is likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-youngkin-plan-to-build-2-billion-facility-for-capitals-and-wizards-could-end-up-underwater\/\" title=\"Youngkin's  billion facility plan for the Capitals and Wizards may sink\">face significant challenges due<\/a> to the\u200b joint effort by U.S.\u200c and \u200bU.K. military action. The\u200c situation continues to develop, \u2064and the\u200d implications of these airstrikes in the\u200c region remain to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huthi fighters display weapons in a show of support for Palestinians in Sanaa, Yemen&#8217;s capital, on January 11, 2024. 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