Yemen’s Houthis report fresh US-UK raids amid Red Sea tensions

By Anadolu staff

SANAA, Yemen (AA) - Yemen’s Houthis reported fresh US-British airstrikes in the country Tuesday amid growing tensions over the group’s attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.

Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said airstrikes targeted the Ras Issa area of As Salif District in Al Hudaydah Governorate

No details were provided on casualties or damage.

There have been no comments by the US or Britain on the Houthi report.

The group fired anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) and launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the Red Sea, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said Monday.

This comes shortly after the group announced targeting two American destroyers in the Red Sea and an Israeli ship in the Indian Ocean with drones.

Yemen’s Houthi group has been targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea owned or operated by Israeli companies or transporting goods to and from Israel in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been under an Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7 last year.

The Red Sea is one of the world's most frequently used sea routes for oil and fuel shipments.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently announced the creation of a multinational mission, Operation Prosperity Guardian, to counter the Houthi attacks.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul​​​​​​​