The Houthis warn that US and UK bombings are “useless” in stopping their attacks
Yemen's Houthi rebels warned this Sunday that US and British bombings of their positions this morning were “futile attempts” to stop the insurgents from continuing to attack merchant ships in the Red Sea.
Houthi spokesman Mohamed Abdelsalam said in his interview, referring to their attacks in the Red Sea.
Likewise, he described these attacks as “a condemned and repudiated aggression that violates the sovereignty of an independent state,” something the Houthis have repeated since the US and UK launched their first large-scale operation against insurgent positions in Yemen in 2011 in mid-January.
Despite this new round of bombings, Abdelsalam reiterated that the rebels “remain committed to their humanitarian and religious position towards Gaza by preventing Israeli ships or ships from entering the ports of occupied Palestine,” while warning that the Iranian-backed movement is “everything.” has the right to do so.” answer.”
The United States and the United Kingdom bombed several Houthi positions in Yemen this Saturday, according to a joint statement. This is the fourth joint operation by the two nations against this group.
The operation hit 18 “targets” in eight different locations in Yemen, including underground warehouses where the Houthis reportedly store some of the missiles they use to attack ships in the Red Sea, as well as air defense systems, radars and a helicopter.
Shortly after that airstrike, rebel military spokesman Yahya Sarea announced a missile and drone attack on a US oil tanker and warships in the Red Sea.
In addition to joint attacks with London, Washington carries out separate and relatively regular bombings of Houthi positions in Yemen, although the Iran-backed movement maintains that these actions do not affect its military capabilities.