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| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. US strikes have reduced the Houthis' ability to attack ships in the Red Sea [Regnum] Strikes by the United States of America and Great Britain on Houthi targets in Yemen have reduced the militants' ability to attack commercial and military ships in the Red Sea by almost a third, The New York Times reported, citing its own sources. “Even after hitting 60 missile and drone targets with more than 150 precision-guided munitions, these strikes damaged or destroyed 20 to 30 percent of the Houthis’ offensive capabilities,” the report said. It is noted that some of the Houthi missile systems escaped destruction because they were moved or hidden. According to the NYT source, identifying targets for strikes by the US and British armed forces turned out to be more difficult than initially expected due to the ineffectiveness of Western intelligence services, which spent a large amount of time collecting and processing data on the location of air defense systems, command centers and other Houthi facilities.
Press Secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov, during a briefing on January 12, commenting on the US and British strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen, said that Moscow condemns these attacks as they are illegitimate from the point of view of international law. More from regnum.ru Al Masirah: US and UK strike Houthi target in Hodeidah One of the targets of the rebel Houthi movement Ansar Allah was hit. Sky News Arabia reported this on January 14, citing local sources. It is clarified that the facility is located in the northern part of the Yemeni province of Hodeidah, in the mountainous area of the Al-Luheya district. So far there has been no information about casualties or possible damage. The Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV channel claims that the attack was carried out by US and British warplanes. As Regnum reported, on January 13, the naval base of the rebel Houthi movement Ansar Allah in the vicinity of the port city of Hodeidah on the Red Sea came under air attack. The strike hit a military facility in the Al-Katib area, from where the Houthis launched a missile in the direction of the Red Sea. Earlier in the day, the United States and Great Britain launched a new strike in the north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. They hit the Ad-Dleimi air base. The same air base was attacked by US and allied forces on January 12. The head of the British Foreign Office, David Cameron, made it clear that London will support Washington if Washington decides to launch further strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen. He recalled that the United States and Britain had repeatedly warned the Yemeni Houthis about retaliation for their attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea. Yet more from regnum.ru Pentagon denies the January 14 strikes against the Houthis in Yemen On January 14, US forces and the coalition led by Washington did not strike the territory of the Ansar Allah Houthi movement that rules northern Yemen. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to a Pentagon representative. According to a US military spokesman, there were no US or coalition strikes on Yemen today. Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that, according to Sky News Arabia, one of the targets of the rebel movement of the Yemeni Houthis Ansar Allah, located in the northern part of Hodeidah province, in the mountainous area of Al-Luheya district, came under attack. The Houthi-owned Al Masirah television channel claimed that the attack was carried out by US and British warplanes. Even more from regnum.ru Russian Embassy in Yemen announced a threat to civilians after US strikes Strikes by the coalition led by the United States and Great Britain against Houthi targets threaten to further deteriorate the situation of the Yemeni population, the Russian embassy in Sanaa reported on January 14. “The population now largely survives due to humanitarian aid,” the commentary says. The diplomatic mission noted that over the past few years, Yemen has been experiencing one of the most serious humanitarian crises of our time. The situation in one of the world's poorest countries has escalated into a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe since the outbreak of the military-political conflict between the government backed by the Arab coalition and the Houthi Ansar Allah movement in 2015. According to rough estimates, there may be several hundred Russians in Yemen. As of the morning of January 12, there was no information about Russian casualties as a result of US and British strikes on Yemen. Russians were once again advised not to visit Yemen amid the worsening situation in the country. As Regnum reported, on the night of January 12, the United States and Great Britain, with the support of the international coalition, launched strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Washington and London called the attack “self-defense” and a response to the Houthis’ actions in the Red Sea. The US Air Force attacked more than 60 Houthi targets using over 100 precision-guided munitions of various types. The targets of the air raid were drone production centers and weapons depots. The United States launched an additional blow against the Houthis on January 13. An American aircraft carrier using a Tomahawk missile attacked a Houthi radar in Yemen. On January 12, the Russian Foreign Ministry called the US strikes on Yemen a complete disregard for international law. The Federal Air Transport Agency has banned domestic airlines from flying over Yemen. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 Crappy Hour at Bar Cheddar... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-01-15 17:45 |
| #8 Just looked up Char Bahar. Looks like prime coastal real estate. You’ve got a point, Irish. |
| Posted by: Ululating Platypus 2024-01-15 17:45 |
| #7 Macro F7 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-01-15 17:35 |
| #6 Iran is the enemy. Occupy Chah Bahar. |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2024-01-15 14:46 |
| #5 If you're the tip of the Iranian spear, don't be surprised when you get broken |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-01-15 13:14 |
| #4 ^ This is their idea of an honest living. They only exist because folks make money off em. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-01-15 12:55 |
| #3 ^ They're sitting on prime coastal real estate. It's not my fault if they can't make a go of it. Maybe they should stop trying to be warriors and think about how to make an honest living. |
| Posted by: Abu Laptop (same as Abu Uluque but on a different computer.) 2024-01-15 12:47 |
| #2 Annual per capita income in Yemen, about $700. |
| Posted by: Huputle Cherelet4131 2024-01-15 07:14 |
| #1 “The population now largely survives due to humanitarian aid,” And repays the kindly world by damaging its economy. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-01-15 01:37 |