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More US strikes pound Yemen's capital in deadly attack

By AAP Newswire

Mar 31, 2025

Smoke over Sanaa — One person is dead and four more injured after airstrikes hit around Yemen's capital, rebels say. -AP

Suspected US airstrikes have struck around Yemen's rebel-held capital, and the Iranian-backed Houthis say at least one person is dead.

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The overnight attacks followed a particularly intense night of airstrikes early on Friday. The strikes around Sanaa, Yemen's capital held by the Houthis since 2014, also wounded four others, the rebels say.

An Associated Press review has found the new American operation against the Houthis under President Donald Trump appears more extensive than those under former president Joe Biden, as the US moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in cities.

The new campaign of airstrikes, which the Houthis now say have killed at least 59 people, started on March 15 after the rebels threatened to begin targeting ships again over Israel blocking aid entering the Gaza Strip.

The Houthis had targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two and killing four sailors from November 2023 until January 2025.

They also launched attacks targeting American warships, though none have been hit so far.

The attacks greatly raised the Houthis' profile as they faced economic problems and launched a crackdown targeting any dissent and aid workers at home amid Yemen's decade-long stalemated war that has torn apart the Arab world's poorest nation.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press