The U.S. military conducted precision strikes on weapons depots used by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen to target naval warships and merchant vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The strikes targeted two Iranian-backed Houthi underground Advanced Conventional Weapon storage facilities within Houthi-controlled territories of Yemen. The operation, carried out by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, aimed to degrade Houthi attempts to threaten regional partners and military and merchant vessels in the region.
No injuries to U.S. personnel or damage to U.S. equipment were reported in the strike. However, the military did not confirm casualties among the Houthi terrorists. The specific locations of the strikes in Yemen were not disclosed by CENTCOM, but sources indicated that raids were conducted in the northwestern Amran province and the Sanaa province, where the capital city of Sanaa is situated.
