Jan 17 U.S. military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen, AP sources say By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Despite a large-scale operation carried out by U.S. and British warships and warplanes Friday that hit more than 60 targets across Yemen, the Houthis have continued their harassment campaign of commercial and military ships. Continue reading
Jan 17 U.S. pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks to minimize harm to Yemen’s hungry millions By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The United States has put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists. Continue reading
Jan 17 A ship in the Gulf of Aden is attacked by a drone likely launched by Houthi rebels By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press No group immediately claimed the attack. However, Houthi rebels have launched a series of similar attacks on vessels since November, saying they are backing Palestinians amid Israel's war on Hamas. Continue reading
Jan 17 U.S. designates Houthi rebels as specially designated global terrorists By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Officials say they'll design the financial penalties to minimize harm to Yemen's 32 million people., but aid officials are concerned about the fallout from the U.S. action. Continue reading
Jan 16 U.S. to relist Yemen’s Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The move comes as the Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The group says it has attacked the ships in response to Israel's military operations in Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas' Oct. Continue reading
Jan 15 Sunak defends his decision for the UK to join the U.S. in ‘limited’ strikes on Yemen’s Houthis By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Sunak faced questions in Parliament about why British lawmakers did not get a say on the military action. Continue reading
Jan 15 Houthi rebels strike a U.S.-owned ship off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying they were avenging Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas. Continue reading
Jan 15 Missile fire strikes a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, UK military says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The British military says missile fire struck a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. The ship’s captain reported that the “port side of vessel hit from above by a missile."… Continue reading
Jan 12 U.S. military strikes another Houthi-controlled site, AP sources say By Associated Press The first day of strikes on Friday hit 28 locations and struck more than 60 targets. However, the U.S. determined the additional location, a radar site, still presented a threat to maritime traffic, one official said. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:17 Houthis vow revenge after U.S. and U.K. airstrikes in response to Red Sea attacks By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson Houthi militants in Yemen promised retaliation after U.S. and U.K. airstrikes. U.S. officials said the strikes were not intended to widen the war in Gaza, despite Houthi claims that their missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea were designed… Continue watching