American forces carried out air strikes against five missiles in Yemen on Sunday one designed for land attack and the others for targeting ships, the US military said.
The strikes came a day after US and UK forces launched a wave of air raids against Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis their third round of joint military action in response to the rebels' persistent attacks on shipping.
American forces 'identified the missiles in Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to US Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,' CENTCOM added.
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American forces carried out air strikes against five missiles in Yemen on Sunday one designed for land attack and the others for targeting ships, the US military said.
The strikes came a day after US and UK forces launched a wave of air raids against Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis their third round of joint military action in response to the rebels' persistent attacks on shipping.
American forces 'identified the missiles in Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to US Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,' CENTCOM added.
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American forces carried out air strikes against five missiles in Yemen on Sunday one designed for land attack and the others for targeting ships, the US military said.
The strikes came a day after US and UK forces launched a wave of air raids against Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis their third round of joint military action in response to the rebels' persistent attacks on shipping.
American forces 'identified the missiles in Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to US Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,' CENTCOM added.
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