US and Britain carry out second wave of strikes on the Houthis, hitting eight targets

US and British forces carried out a new wave of joint strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen on the night of January 22, hitting eight targets, including radars, underground storage sites and drone and missile launch positions. The strikes began at around 11:59 p.m. local time.

The Houthi-run television channel Al-Masirah reported strikes in Sanaa and on al-Dailami air base. According to a joint statement, the operation is supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.

Ten days after the first wave

The first joint strikes were carried out on January 12. According to the Pentagon and the UK Ministry of Defence, more than 60 targets at 16 locations were hit, with F/A-18s from the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, British Typhoons from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and Tomahawk cruise missiles.

US President Joe Biden called the strikes a "defensive action" in response to attacks on merchant shipping, while British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cited the right of self-defence. Houthi deputy foreign minister Hussein al-Izzi said the US and Britain would "pay a heavy price".