The U.S. made another round of strikes against Ansar Allah (Houthi) targets in Yemen, CBS News reports, quoting a U.S. official as saying. The name of the official and the position held by him/her is not mentioned.
“The U.S. conducted its fourth round of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen,” CBS News writes.
According to the official, the strikes were made on several sites that were prepared to launch new attacks.
Earlier, the Houthis had made a drone attack on U.S. owned ships in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was damaged but kept sailing by.
The U.S. on Wednesday re-designated Ansar Allah to be a terrorist group.