- In response to Thursday’s extensive airstrikes, the United States has undertaken another retaliatory strike against Houthi insurgents in Yemen. The attack was aimed at a Houthi radar post and was a direct reaction to the anti-ship missile fired at a ship in the Gulf of Aden earlier in the day, which fell into the ocean unharmed. The strike was a follow-up to strikes on a specified military target linked to strikes on January 12 and was carried out by the USS Carney (DDG 64) with Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles.
- U.S. Central Command forces jointly struck Houthi targets on January 11, 2024, with assistance from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Bahrain, and the United Kingdom. After missing its target on Friday, the Houthi attack on commercial ships using drones and missiles is now officially counted as their 28th since mid-November. The United States hit 28 Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday night in connection with drone and missile strikes against commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
- After the attacks on Thursday, Houthi officials promised to take revenge on the United States. Calling the attacks a “success,” President Joe Biden stated that if the Houthis persist in their “outrageous behavior,” the United States will respond further. Biden forewarned the Houthis in a statement released on Thursday, saying he would “not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce when necessary.”
- The director of the Joint Staff, Gen. Douglas Sims, told reporters earlier on Friday that the strikes have diminished the Houthis’ capacity to launch a significant attack similar to the one they attempted on Tuesday. U.S. officials believe that the Houthis’ capacity to launch large-scale attacks has been compromised. He stated that any assaults would be detrimental to the area and that since most of the targets from Thursday night’s strikes were in rural regions, there shouldn’t be many civilian deaths.
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ABC News
