2024-01-13 04:15:00
The US bombed a Houthi radar facility in Yemen in response to attacks in the Red Sea. (EFE)
The United States launched another military attack this Friday against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, following the large-scale military action carried out in a joint mission with the United Kingdom, confirmed the United States Central Command (CENTCOM)
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The additional attacks carried out this Friday night had a shorter range than those launched the previous day and were directed at a radar used by the rebels, according to two officials from President Joe Biden’s Administration, cited by CNN.
The military action was deployed from the US naval destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) at 3:45 a.m. on January 13 Sana’a time (00:45 GMT) in which Tomahawk land attack missiles were used, CENTCOM explained.
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The command detailed that this was “a follow-up action against a specific military target” associated with attacks carried out in recent days designed to degrade the Houthis’ ability to attack ships.
The Houthi rebels had fired at least one ballistic missile at a commercial ship sailing in the Red Sea on Friday, after the US and British military forces launched 73 strikes against their military positions in several Yemen provinces, leaving five casualties in their ranks. , according to the insurgents.
The military action was deployed from the US naval destroyer USS Carney in which Tomahawk land attack missiles were used. (REUTERS)
US officials did not explain whether the second day of military actions against the rebels was launched alone by the US, or had the support of other nations as was the case with the operations two days ago.
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But they warned that the military operations on Thursday and Friday are completely separate from the measures taken by the military coalition made up of more than 20 nations under the name ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’, launched in late December. .
The two actions are part of a strong escalation of military operations to stop attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea, which according to the rebel militia are carried out in support of the Palestinians under the Israeli bombardment in Gaza.
Lieutenant Douglas Sims, director of operations of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, detailed this Friday in a press conference that attacks were launched on 28 enclaves in Thursday’s action, supported by 10 countries.
“This was exclusively designed to go against the capabilities that are impeding international freedom of navigation,” Sims added to the press, who said that Washington is “pretty confident” that they did a good job.
For his part, the spokesman for the White House Security Council, John Kirby, assured that the US is not seeking a war in Yemen against the Houthis, supported by Iran.
The actions are part of a strong escalation of military operations to stop attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea. (AP)
He added that the intention of the president, Joe Biden, is to reduce tension in the region. “We want their attacks to stop.”
Biden sent a letter to the US Congress this Friday to report the air attack launched against the Houthis in Yemen, after receiving criticism for not having notified the Legislative Branch before the bombing.
The US president warned in a statement that “I will not hesitate to order additional measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary.”
“The attacks were carried out to deter and degrade the Houthis’ ability to carry out future attacks and were carried out in a manner designed to limit the risk of escalation and prevent civilian casualties,” Biden explained in the letter.
The US president stressed that the objective of the attacks was to “protect and defend” his personnel and assets, preventing “future attacks against the United States and against ships operating in the Red Sea region.” Actions that, he noted, “could further destabilize the region and threaten the strategic interests of the United States.”
In this sense, Biden defended his actions as “necessary and proportionate in accordance with International Law”, alleging that it responds to the “exercise of the inherent right of the United States to self-defense, as reflected in Article 51 of the Charter of The United Nations”.
(With information from EFE and Europa Press)
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