US carries out fifth strike against Houthis as Biden admits bombing isn't stopping attacks
Source: The Guardian
US carries out fifth strike against Houthis as Biden admits bombing isn’t stopping attacks
Defiant Houthi leader mocks US president and calls for boycott of Israeli goods as Biden tells reporters attacks are ‘going to continue’
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Thu 18 Jan 2024 22.12 GMT
First published on Thu 18 Jan 2024 17.00 GMT
The US has carried out a fifth strike against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, even as Joe Biden acknowledged that bombing the rebels has yet to stop their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Late on Thursday US warplanes targeted anti-ship missiles that “were aimed into the southern Red Sea and prepared to launch,” according to US Central Command.
But in an exchange with reporters in Washington DC, the US president was frank about the efficacy of the US airstrikes. “When you say working, are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes.”
Soon after Biden’s remarks, a Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker reported a “suspicious approach” of drones, 103 miles (166km) south-east of Aden, according to the British maritime security firm Ambrey.
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