The United States and Britain launched dozens of military strikes on Yemen on Thursday, raising fears of an escalation of conflict in the region. The strikes, launched in response to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea that have disrupted global trade, left at least five people dead. The Houthi movement began targeting ships in November “essentially using a naval blockade in the Red Sea to prevent the blockade against civilians in Gaza,” according to our guest, Yemeni American scholar Shireen Al-Adeimi. “This is an offensive act. This is a breach of Yemeni sovereignty,” she says about the U.S. coalition’s strikes, which were launched without approval from Congress, and which Al-Adeimi additionally characterizes as “a defense of capitalism.”
Yemen hasn’t bombed any commerce vessels. They did launch a few missiles and drones in the vicinity of US military vessels that were interfering with their enforcement, although they didn’t hit anything.
Yemen did reportedly hit aircraft during the first bombing run. In the event those produced any casualties, their air defenses will have drawn more blood in one night than 2 months of their maritime patrols (1 > 0).
Yemen hasn’t bombed any commerce vessels. They did launch a few missiles and drones in the vicinity of US military vessels that were interfering with their enforcement, although they didn’t hit anything.
Yemen did reportedly hit aircraft during the first bombing run. In the event those produced any casualties, their air defenses will have drawn more blood in one night than 2 months of their maritime patrols (1 > 0).
Two USN sailors reportedly went “missing” off the coast of Somalia (which, coincidentally, is also off the coast of Yemen).