The U.S. and United Kingdom conducted large-scale strikes on Houthi terrorist targets in Yemen on Monday, the Pentagon said in a statement.
The U.S. has launched several rounds of pre-emptive strikes on a handful of Houthi missiles prepared to launch at commercial shipping in the Red Sea since the U.S. and U.K. first carried out a sweeping bombardment of Houthi targets, but strikes have failed to deter the Houthis. Monday’s “proportionate and necessary” attacks specifically targeted an underground storage site packed with drones and missiles, and other locations connected to the rebel group’s missile launch and air surveillance capabilities, according to a joint statement and senior military and defense officials speaking to reporters after the strikes.
The U.S. and Britain retaliated “in response to the Houthis’ continued attacks against international and commercial…
