The Cradle
March 15, 2025
US and British warplanes launched a new round of airstrikes on a residential neighborhood in the Shuaab district of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, late on 15 March, killing at least nine civilians and injuring several more.
"The
explosions were violent and shook the neighborhood like an earthquake.
They terrified our women and children," a resident of the area told Reuters.
BREAKING | US warplanes launch airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa. pic.twitter.com/m8xKGZ0ehd
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"Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets and to restore Navigational Freedom,” US President Donald Trump said in a social media post following the attacks.
“No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World,” Trump added. In his post, the US president also threatened Iran, demanding the country stop providing support for the ruling Ansarallah resistance movement.
“This strike [in Yemen] is a warning to Iran, which supports Yemen and the Houthis. We will not tolerate Houthi attacks on our soldiers, ships, and aircraft,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
The midnight attack marks the first western airstrikes to hit Yemen since the Gaza ceasefire deal took effect in January. It also comes days after Trump added Ansarallah back to the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO).
Earlier this week, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced the reinstatement of a ban on all Israeli vessels passing through designated operational areas in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and Gulf of Aden, following the expiration of the deadline set by Ansarallah leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi for Israel to permit aid into Gaza.
"Any Israeli ship attempting to violate this ban will be targeted in the declared area of operations. This ban will continue until the crossings to the Gaza Strip are reopened and aid and food and medicine supplies are allowed to enter,” a YAF statement stressed.
Sanaa's efforts to stop the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza prompted an illegal war initiated by Washington and London in January 2024, resulting in hundreds of airstrikes in the Arab world's poorest nation.
Despite the western onslaught, the YAF were undeterred in their military campaign and forced several US aircraft carriers and European warships out of the Red Sea. The country has also downed 15 US MQ-9 Reaper drones.
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