U.S. launches largest Middle East operation since Trump’s return
The American armed forces conducted a successful offensive against the Yemeni Houthi rebels, eliminating key leaders of the group. This is the largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since President Trump's return to office.
At least four people were killed, and many others were injured as a result of Sunday’s airstrikes by the American army on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. According to local media reports, a building situated in a residential district in the west of the city was bombed.
Meanwhile, Al Hadath television reported that the target of the attack was Houthi-owned weapon depots located in Sanaa and in the Saada province in the northwest of Yemen.
On 15 March, the United States, on the order of President Donald Trump, launched extensive attacks on facilities belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. As stated by the U.S. Central Military Command, the operation aims to protect American interests and ensure freedom of navigation in the region.
In response to the actions of the U.S. forces, the Ansar Allah movement, using missiles and drones, conducted a series of attacks on the American aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman located in the northern part of the Red Sea. No information has been provided on possible damage to the aircraft carrier as a result of these attacks.
Since autumn 2023, the Houthis have carried out over 100 attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, claiming they act in solidarity with the Palestinian Hamas in its fight against Israel. The Houthis are one of the parties in the civil war in Yemen, which has been ongoing since 2014, and they control a large part of the country, including the Red Sea coast.
The civil war in Yemen has led to a humanitarian crisis. According to international organisations, about 22 million country inhabitants need humanitarian aid urgently.
