In a joint statement issued on February 3, 2024, eight countries – Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States – declared their coordinated military action against Houthi targets in Yemen, U.S. Department of Defense reported.
The strikes were conducted in response to the Houthi rebels' persistent attacks on international and commercial shipping, as well as naval vessels transiting the Red Sea. The coalition, committed to upholding the rules-based order, cited a series of illegal and destabilizing actions by the Houthis, leading to this latest round of proportionate and necessary measures.
The Rationale Behind the Strikes
The coalition's decision to conduct additional strikes stems from the Houthis' continuous aggression, which escalated following previous coalition strikes on January 11 and 22, 2024. The most recent provocation involved the January 27 attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker M/V Marlin Luanda, further justifying the coalition's commitment to safeguarding global trade and the lives of mariners.
The Specifics of the Strikes
The military action targeted 36 Houthi locations across 13 different sites in Yemen. The strikes focused on disrupting and degrading the capabilities utilized by the Houthis to pose threats to global trade and international maritime traffic. Notably, the coalition directed precision strikes at sites associated with deeply buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems and launchers, air defense systems, and radars.
Earlier Daryo reported that an overnight strike in Yemen by the United States has elicited a strong and effective response warning from the Houthi movement. The U.S. stated that the strike, focused on a radar site, comes after a sequence of military actions by both American and British forces targeting Houthi facilities in Yemen, heightening apprehensions about the wider regional conflict.
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