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USCENTCOM forces struck and destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile prepared to launch
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The Times of Israel adds:
CENTCOM did not identify the type of aircraft that was threatened or the exact location of the strike, only saying that it took place in "Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
-controlled areas of Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
Houthi-run al-Masirah television had earlier said US and UK aircraft had targeted the northern city of Saada but did not identify the specific target or provide information on damage or casualties.

Posted by: Fred 2024-02-01
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