Anadolu staff
21 February 2024•Update: 22 February 2024
SANAA, Yemen
Yemeni Houthis on Wednesday said the US and UK carried out six overnight airstrikes on several areas in the Al Hudaydah province in western Yemen.
"The American-British aggression targeted the Al-Araj area in Al Hudaydah with four raids," said the Houthi-run Saba news agency in a brief statement.
The Houthi Al-Masirah Channel earlier reported two raids on the Jabanah area in the northern Al Hudaydah province.
The Jabanah area contains an air defense military site for the Houthi group, and has been targeted several times by US and UK forces, Anadolu reported from the ground.
No details on casualties or material damage were provided.
The US and UK have yet to confirm the strikes.
In solidarity with Gaza, which has been under an Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, the Houthis have been targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea owned or operated by Israeli companies or transporting goods to and from Israel.
With tensions escalating due to the US and UK launching joint airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, the group declared it considered all American and British ships to be legitimate military targets.
Since Jan. 12, a coalition led by the US has carried out intermittent airstrikes on Houthi targets in parts of Yemen in response to the attacks in the Red Sea.
The Red Sea is one of the world's most frequently used sea routes for oil and fuel shipments.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara
