(New York Times) Eric Schmitt - The U.S. and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since November. The strikes hit airports, military bases, radars, missile and drone launch sites, and weapons storage areas. Biden officials said the strikes were meant to damage Houthi capability and hinder its ability to strike Red Sea targets. Britain joined in the attack as fighter jets from bases in the region and off the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower struck targets with precision-guided bombs. At least one Navy submarine fired Tomahawk cruise missiles.
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