American Aircraft Strike Houthi Positions in Three Yemeni Governorates
American military operations have resulted in the destruction of Houthi military infrastructure and weakened their ability to launch attacks targeting navigation in the Red Sea
April 8, 2025, 9:51 pm

American Aircraft Strike Houthi Positions in Three Yemeni Governorates

U.S. Air Forces carried out airstrikes on Tuesday evening targeting Houthi facilities in the governorates of Dhamar, Amran, and Hodeidah.

Sources from "Al Arabiya" and "Al Hadath" channels reported that three American airstrikes targeted Houthi weapons depots west of Dhamar city, while air attacks were conducted on Houthi communications systems in Amran. The sources added that other military operations targeted Houthi positions in the vicinity of Hodeidah airport.

For their part, the Houthis claimed that four people were killed and 13 others injured as a result of the American bombardment targeting Hodeidah governorate in western Yemen.

Earlier on Tuesday, Houthi-affiliated media outlets had reported that American aircraft targeted Hodeidah governorate with several raids, as well as the communications network in Dhiban district in Amran governorate in the north of the country, and other areas in the governorates of Marib (east) and Sanaa.

American aircraft continue their airstrikes on Houthi control centers in northern and western Yemen, as part of a military operation announced by U.S. President Donald Trump in mid-March, emphasizing that it aims "to protect international navigation in the Red Sea." Trump announced the killing of several Houthi leaders as a result of these new strikes.

The new American campaign began after Houthi threats to resume attacks on ships.

Houthi attacks have disrupted the strategic maritime corridor through which approximately 12% of global shipping normally passes, forcing many companies to choose a much longer alternative route by circumnavigating the African continent.

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