{"id":131558,"date":"2025-03-28T05:45:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/suspected-us-strikes-pummel-houthi-controlled-areas-of-yemen-the-associated-press\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T05:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:45:31","slug":"suspected-us-strikes-pummel-houthi-controlled-areas-of-yemen-the-associated-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/suspected-us-strikes-pummel-houthi-controlled-areas-of-yemen-the-associated-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected US strikes pummel Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen – The Associated Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Houthi\u2019s media office said on Friday that new U.S. airstrikes struck several regions of the country including Hodeida, al Jewf and the capital, Sanaa.
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
The Houthi\u2019s media office said on Friday that new U.S. airstrikes struck several regions of the country including Hodeida, al Jewf and the capital, Sanaa.
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 Suspected U.S. airstrikes pummeled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels<\/a><\/span> early Friday, including neighborhoods in the capital, Sanaa.
The extent of the damage and possible casualties wasn\u2019t immediately clear, though the number of strikes appeared particularly intense compared to other days in the campaign that began March 15.
An Associated Press review<\/a><\/span> has found the new American operation under President Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> appears more more extensive than those under former President Joe Biden, as the U.S. moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in cities.
Initial reports from the Houthis described at least seven people being hurt in the attacks Friday in Sanaa, Yemen\u2019s capital that the rebels have held since 2014. Other strikes hit around the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, the rebel\u2019s stronghold of Saada and in Yemen\u2019s al-Jawf, Amran and Marib governorates.
The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge what at those sites had been targeted, other than Sanaa International Airport, which is used for both civilian and military traffic. Neighborhoods in the capital also are home to military and intelligence service sites \u2014 as well as crowded with civilians.
An Associated Press video showed one bomb dropping into Sanaa, with a huge plume of smoke rising into the night sky as many people were awake in the final days of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. <\/p>\n

Other areas hit included mountainous terrain north of Sanaa in Amran, where military camps and other installations are believed to be. The Houthis\u2019 al-Masirah satellite news network described communication networks going down after the attacks, which included at least 19 strikes there alone.
The U.S. military\u2019s Central Command, which now has authority from the White House to strike offensively in Yemen without pre-approval, did not immediately acknowledge conducting any strikes. The command, which under Biden offered details on individual strikes, has not provided that information in this campaign.
The new campaign of airstrikes, which the Houthis say have killed at least 57 people<\/a><\/span>, started after the rebels threatened to begin targeting \u201cIsraeli\u201d ships<\/a><\/span> again over Israel blocking aid entering the Gaza Strip. The rebels in the past have had a loose definition of what constitutes an Israeli ship, meaning other vessels could be targeted as well.
The Houthis had targeted over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels<\/a><\/span> and killing four sailors during their campaign targeting ships from November 2023 until January of this year. They also launched attacks targeting American warships, though none have been hit so far.
The attacks greatly raised the Houthis\u2019 profile as they faced economic problems and launched a crackdown targeting any dissent and aid workers at home amid Yemen\u2019s decadelong stalemated war that has torn apart the Arab world\u2019s poorest nation.<\/p>\n

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