Revealing Houthi losses after US-British raids on sites in Hodeidah
A senior Yemeni officer in the joint forces announced to the Arab World News Agency (AWP) that a series of air strikes launched by American and British planes, Monday evening, on targets in the Yemeni coastal city of Hodeidah had left 11 dead and 14 wounded, including four whom he described as experts.
The officer, who requested to remain anonymous, said that the strikes hit “high-risk” targets, noting that they succeeded in destroying strategic missile platforms and drone platforms that were prepared for launch.
The military source, who requested to remain anonymous, spoke about raids announced by the Al Masirah TV channel affiliated with the Houthis in Yemen on Monday evening, saying that nine new American and British raids targeted Hodeidah Governorate.
It explained that three raids targeted the Al-Arj area in the Bajil District in Hodeidah, and four raids targeted the Ras Issa area in the Al-Salif District.
The television later reported that two raids targeted the Taif area in the Al-Durayhimi District in Hodeidah as well.
While the military source said that in the process of targeting the Houthis’ military capabilities, the American-British forces used incendiary strategic missiles, especially to penetrate fortifications.
He added, "The strikes destroyed or caused serious damage to nine targets, including weapons storage areas, radars, three mobile stalls, a command and control centre, missile systems and platforms for launching Houthi drones."
The United States and Britain direct repeated air strikes on Houthi sites, with the aim of disrupting and weakening the group's ability to endanger freedom of navigation and threaten global trade.
The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority said yesterday, Monday, that it had received a report of an explosion near a ship located 71 nautical miles southwest of Salif Port.
The authority added in a statement on its official account on the X platform that the report stated that the ship and its crew were fine. But it did not reveal the identity of the ship or its destination.
