Updated On: 18 March, 2025 07:56 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
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Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday. Pic/AP
US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces are continuing their intensified operations against Houthi terrorists. The US’ airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels have killed at least 53 people, including five women and two children, and injured around 100 others, The Hill reported, quoting the Houthi-run Health Ministry.
The airstrikes targeted Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, as well as other provinces, including Saada, the rebels’ stronghold near the border with Saudi Arabia. In response to the strikes, the Houthis’ political bureau has vowed to “meet escalation with escalation”.