Monday, April 28, 2025 - The US military on Sunday said it will stop revealing specific details about its strikes in Yemen, citing what it called the need to preserve operational security while also saying the strikes had lethal effects on Houthi rebels.
Recall that President Donald Trump last month ordered the
intensification of US strikes on Yemen, with his administration saying it will
continue assaulting Iran-backed Houthi rebels until they stop attacking Red Sea
shipping.
Recent US strikes have killed dozens, including 74 at an oil
terminal in mid-April in what was the deadliest strike in Yemen under Trump so
far, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
Rights advocates have raised concerns about civilian
killings and three Democratic senators, including Senator Chris Van Hollen,
wrote to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday demanding an accounting for
loss of civilian lives.
Hegseth has also come under fire for using the unclassified
messaging system, Signal, to discuss Yemen attack plans.
“To preserve operational security, we have intentionally
limited disclosing details of our ongoing or future operations.
“We are very deliberate in our operational approach, but
will not reveal specifics about what we’ve done or what we will do,” the US
Central Command said in a statement.
The military said it has struck over 800 targets since
mid-March that it says killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi
leaders as well as destroyed the militant group’s facilities.
According to the statement, the strikes have destroyed
multiple command-and-control facilities, air defense systems, advanced weapons
manufacturing facilities, and advanced weapons storage locations.
Washington said the strikes sim to cut off Houthi military
and economic capabilities while minimizing civilian harm.
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