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International Business Times
International Business Times
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W.G. DUNLOP

Yemen Strikes Unlikely To End Huthi Threat To Shipping

Huthi fighters brandish weapons during a protest in Sanaa on January 12, 2024 following US and British forces strikes targeting the Yemeni rebel group (Credit: AFP)

Recent strikes against Yemen's Huthis are unlikely to end the threat they pose to international shipping, with the Iran-backed rebels having already survived years of heavy aerial bombardment by Gulf states.

US and British forces targeted nearly 30 sites with more than 150 munitions overnight, striking the drone, missile and radar infrastructure the rebels have used to repeatedly attack merchant vessels in the Red Sea in recent weeks.

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