U.S. Expands Aerial Operations in Yemen

Sheba Intelligence | 2024-02-03 11:02 AM

 

What was considered "specific" strikes on Yemen have become almost daily strikes as the U.S.-UK forces keep bombing sites in multiple Yemeni provinces. Three weeks have passed since the start of the U.S.-British aerial operations on the Iran-backed Ansar Allah (Houthi) group, and the number of air raids is magnifying. 

Today, Houthi-run Saba News Agency said "the American-British aggression" launched three raids on Saada province. According to a security source, the strikes hit locations in the east Saada city. 

Military sources told Sheba Intelligence that the strikes targeted critical sites, including Kahlancamp, located east of Saada. According to the sources, the Houthis transferred ballistic missiles from Dhofar Mountain to the Kahlan camp hours before the bombing.

The sources pointed out that the commanders in Saada and Amran and officials of the missile force in Saada and Amran held a meeting with Iranian experts yesterday in Dahyan Majz of Saada to discuss the escalation plan.

Yesterday, airstrikes hit sites in Aljar of Abs district in Hajjah province. Before yesterday, strikes pounded sites in Al-Jabanah of Al-Hudaydah province. Military sources told Sheba Intelligence that the American strikes hit farms in Al-Jar of Al-Hudaydah, destroying missile and drone launchers.

The maps show sites on farms that were previously struck by the Arab coalition over the past years, and it seems that American aircraft bombed them again.

The Houthis are mobilizing heavy forces and weapons to Al-Hudaydah besides transferring missiles to coastal areas, especially Ras Issa and Al-Saleef. They also moved two missile systems from Al-Dailami base to Barash Mountain, which is located in the Bani Hashish area in Sanaa, according to the sources.

The mounting number of attacks on Houthi-controlled provinces is met with a repeatedresponse from the Houthi group, and this signifies that the faceoff between the Houthis and the U.S.-UK is bound to linger. 

On Friday, the Houthis said they had launched a barrage of missiles toward Israel. They affirmed that they would launch more attacks at Israel "until the cessation of aggression and lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip".

The Israeli military said it had " shot down a surface-to-surface missile that approached Israeli territory in the area of the Red Sea".