US strikes Huthi rebel targets in Yemen: Pentagon

[WorldNews]

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The United States bombed three radar sites controlled by Huthi rebels in Yemen, the first direct US strike against the group following missile attacks against US warships last week, the Pentagon said. The strikes in Huthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast, authorized by President Barack Obama, were conducted with Tomahawk cruise missiles fired by the destroyer USS Nitze, a US official said. "Initial assessments show the sites were destroyed," Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a statement.

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