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US reveals second wave of strikes on Houthis, braces for reprisals

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Houthi fighters brandish weapons during a protest following U.S and British forces strikes, in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa, Jan. 12, 2024. [AFP]

U.S. and British officials are expressing optimism a day after the two countries unleashed what is now being described as two waves of strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen, retaliation for weeks of Houthi attacks that have disrupted shipping and damaged vessels transiting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

A U.S. defense official told VOA Friday that the initial assessment indicates the first wave of precision strikes against 60 targets in 16 separate locations were successful in degrading the ability of the Houthis to launch further attacks.

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