Houthi media reports new US strikes on Yemen

AFP , Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

Houthi media reported multiple US strikes on Wednesday in rebel-held areas around Yemen including the capital Sanaa, as the US military said its campaign against the Iran-backed rebels was ongoing.

Smoke and fire aboard the Greek-owned oil tanker Sounion off the coast of Hodeida in the Red Sea aft
Smoke and fire aboard the Greek-owned oil tanker Sounion off the coast of Hodeida in the Red Sea after it was attacked by Yemen's Huthi rebels. AFP

 

According to the Houthis' Al-Masirah TV, "an American attack targeted the capital Sanaa... and the area of the town of Saada" in the north, later adding that strikes had also hit the district of Al-Sawadiya, southeast of Sanaa.

The United States launched heavy strikes against the Yemeni rebel group beginning on Saturday, prompting mass protests in the war-torn country and retaliatory attacks against shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

On Saturday the Huthi-run health ministry said US strikes killed 53 people and wounded nearly 100 others. The United States has said the attacks killed several top Huthi officials.

Washington has pledged overwhelming force until the rebels stop firing on key shipping routes.

Part of Iran's "axis of resistance" against the United States and Israel, the Huthis have attacked shipping in the trade lanes during the Gaza war, claiming they are acting in solidarity with the Palestinians.

The Huthis on Wednesday claimed to have attacked American warships in the Red Sea, the fourth strike they have announced over the past three days.

Yemen has seen more than a decade of civil war, with the Huthis controlling the capital Sanaa since 2014.

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