On February 24, close to 11:45 p.m. (Sanaa Yemen time), the U.S. Central Command forces, alongside the U.K. Armed Forces, and with support from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, Bahrain, and New Zealand, carried out strikes on 18 Houthis in Iranian-supported Houthi-controlled zones of Yemen.

The strikes from the multilateral coalition targeted zones used by Houthis to attack endless international merchant as well as naval vessels in the region. The illegal Houthi attacks have reportedly disrupted humanitarian support that was bound for Yemen, devastated Middle Eastern economies, and brought about heavy environmental damage.

F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower supporting strikes against on Iranian-Backed Houthi Targets on Feb. 24. pic.twitter.com/bTtRdsCkwg

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) February 25, 2024

Video Credits: U.S. Central Command/Twitter

The targets encompassed Houthi underground weapons as well as missile storage facilities, one-way unmanned attack aerial and air defence systems, as well as radars, besides a helicopter.

The strikes are aimed at degrading the Houthi’s capabilities and disrupting their reckless and illegal attacks on worldwide commercial and U.S. and U.K. vessels in the waters of the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and Bab AI-Mandeb Strait.

Such a multinational effort aims to defend respective nations, partners, and allies in the zone and restore the freedom of safe navigation by overthrowing the Houthi capabilities used for threatening U.S. as well as partner forces in the waters of the Red Sea and the surrounding waterways.

The strikes are separate as well as distinct from multinational freedom of navigation acts performed under the mission Operation Prosperity Guardian.

Reference: CentCom