A series of US and British airstrikes were reported in Yemen’s western Red Sea province of Hodeidah on Wednesday as the US continues its heavy bombing campaign against the Houthis.
A correspondent for Al Mayadeen reported that Hodeidah was hit at least nine times throughout the day. Yemen’s Saba news agency reported that US and British strikes on Hodeidah continued into Wednesday evening, hitting several areas of the province.
So far, the US military has not announced the strikes, but US Central Command typically puts out press releases a few hours after they are finished, or sometimes they wait until the following day.
On Wednesday morning, CENTCOM announced that it launched a strike against Houthi-controlled Yemen a day earlier but didn’t specify where. The command claimed it hit a Houthis missile that was preparing to launch. A few hours later, the Houthis fired a missile into the Gulf of Aden, but CENTCOM said it did not hit any ships.
Since January 12, the US has launched around 30 rounds of missile strikes on Yemen. Some have been heavy bombings conducted with the UK that hit dozens of targets, while others have been unilateral US strikes against a single target.
According to the Houthis, the US and UK have conducted a total of 403 attacks on Yemen, including 203 airstrikes. The US has also been firing missiles from Navy warships in the Red Sea.
The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have shown no sign that they will back down in the face of the US military. The Yemeni group, which governs an area where 70-80% of the Yemeni population lives, has said the only way it would stop attacks on shipping in the Red Sea would be if Israel’s onslaught on Gaza comes to an end.
Why do Houthis have such moral strength to face imperialism?
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If it was entirely my call, moderation here, which is already fairly loose, would be even looser.
Rogue moderator wants less moderation. Film at 11:00.
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But if I was the one setting the rules, they would be looser in certain respects.
So true.
Tim, Did you notice prices?
Why? They are highland people. To quote their explanation : “We cannot sit calmly in our houses in the face of such injustice”. Capital Sana’a altitude is over 7,200 feet.
They have for millenia been agricultual population, raising cereals, fruits, almonds, wallnuts and even grape. Ancient brand of coffee grows invthese mountains. They are keeping sheep, goats, cattke, donkeys, horses and camels. Excellent builders, utilizing everything from granite to mud bricks. Almost every male wears a machine gun, few rounds of ammunition and a large dagger.
This relative self-sufficiency as well as the geography created a mentality of fiercely independent population with a highland sort of understanding of honor. They have been paying high price for their independence,
In three years in the capital Sana’a no major crime happened. This is why it was a folly to expect that these people would accept an imposed government. However, clans do resolve their problems with ovcassional fight out in the mountains.
Coastal areas are always vulnerable to invasions. But from there — there are few roads that lead to highlands and major cities, and the climate moderates with altitude. . It is quite cold on highlands in the winter.
It’s not going to change anything, the US and UK should just save their money for infrastructure week back home. The Houthis are not beholden to the trappings of western culture so they don’t care….No streaming, binge watching, social media likes, fashion week, comic con going on in Hodeidah.
The USA and Israel can make life miserable for ANYONE, yet when the “miserable” fight back or just ask for legal redress, they are “terrorists”! It looks like the USA is willing to destroy the whole world just to allow its “ally” Israel to do what it pleases! Just like January 6, if the WHOLE truth was known about October 7, a brand new “light” would shine upon the Gaza slaughter, and it would also spell ENTRAPMENT!
“Just like January 6 . . . ENTRAPMENT!”
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They’re bombing blind targets…!
The genocide protectors to the rescue.
Well said, brother.
Are we trying to bomb Yemen back to the stone age? …What’s that? …We want to bomb them back to the sand age? …I have a feeling they don’t care. They probably already heard Norman Finkelstine call them “The HERO OF HEROES.”
You’re right, they don’t care. They are happy with their coffee, dates, qat, meat and rice. There’s not a lot the US and UK can do short of a ground invasion, that will rock their boat.
The USA is not trying to bomb Yemen back to the stone age. (They are not that far from that anyway). The USA is trying to stop the firing of missiles and drones at international shipping.
Genocide Tim Burns has a better ring to it than Genocide sloppy Joe, don’t you think?
How about anti terrorist Tim has a better ring than terrorist enabler NA?
Nope, it’s more like Genocide Tim, who defends killing babies, Burns in Hell forever.
Unlike you, terrorist enabler NA, I support the ending of the war in Gaza and the release of the kidnapped victims. I am oppose completely to the use of human shields to protect the Hamas terrorists. Who put the babies on top of the forts? And terrorist supporters like you are OK with that.
Whatever the ring, you, Tim, have been the most dedicated enabler of terrorism in this thread since 10/7/2023.
The Israeli genocidaires couldn’t keep up the slaughter without the help of apologists and propagandists like you.
The war would be over with if it was not for terrorists supporters like you who encourage Hamas to fight on. You even think that the South Africa case is good idea. It just encourage Hamas to keep going. Hamas loves to trade their citizens lives for good PR.
I think the South Africa case is not only a good idea, I think it is a moral necessity.
And you have never seen me encourage Hamas to fight on. You’ve certainly seen me write that Hamas will fight on, that resistance movements always do fight on, that such fighting is legal and justified, but that’s not the same as encouraging Hamas to do anything.
This guy in the video was labeled a “terrorist.” He should know what a terrorist is all about https://youtu.be/NQyN4X0sFdA?si=CS7wqd-gj6vt4qu-
“The USA is not trying to bomb Yemen back to the stone age. (They are not that far from that anyway).”
https://facts.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/32-facts-about-sanaa-1688193955.jpeg
Nice picture. Do y0u have a night time satellite photo which will show that half the country has no electricity?
It’s the countries lit up like Las Vegas that are contributing to climate collapse. Tokyo is a good example.
If the US actually wanted to stop those missiles and drones, it would stop supporting the slaughter to which they are a response.
How is attacking a Greek owned ship going from Vietnam to Egypt helping end the war in Gaza? The Houthis terrorists just need a new cause to keep in power in Yemen. They don’t care about Gaza. Just staying in power.
Don’t change the subject. If the US wants the attacks on shipping stopped, the proper and most-effective way is to stop the slaughter in Gaza.
Probably collateral damage, most of the ships they target are Israeli or Anglo Zionist linked.
THE SEALS AND THE DHOW
What really happened in the Gulf of Aden
This is a painful story for the families of three Navy SEALs. Two of the SEALs were lost at sea and a third was critically injured on a mission on January 11 in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia. It was a mission that never should have been ordered, and when everything went wrong, it was covered up with a series of lies.
https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/the-seals-and-the-dhow
As if Houthis was not bad enough, now suddenly Ansar Allah is official. Perhaps because itvsounds like a terrorist group. So this “group” is ruling Yemen?
Try checkking out Zaidi Yemen, or Zaidi Yemen dynasty. Most of the population lives in the mountains with fertile valleys and step agriculture. The country’s name is Yemen occupying roughly the territory of former North Yemen., it has the entire former state’s administration and military at its disposal .
While the rebeliin against the foreign imposed “official”government was led by a Houthi clan, Yemen has many clans.
The “official” Yemeny government with the seat in Aden, is no longer politically supported by Saudi Arabia after the deal with Sana’a. While it has not formally abandoned them, Saudis are more than happy that this orohaned givernment made a serious mistep and wellcomed bombing of Sana’s Yemen. Its army is defecting to Sana’a led Yemen as we speak.
It is not some terrorist-sounding group that declared war on Israel but Saudi recognized Yemen – Sana’a. Thus US is not fighting terrorism but ended up inserting itself into the DECLARED war between Yemen – Sana’a and Israel.
Yemen has the most difficult terrain imaginable. There will be no invading it.
Yemen is adept at decoys and
countermeasures. The missiles are most likely hitting rocky gorges Yemen has plenty off.
But since Yemen has acquired a mythical status in Arab world, there is no shortage of help.