US, UK forces launch attacks on Yemen’s airport on Kamaran island, Houthis say

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US and British forces carried out at least six airstrikes on Hodeidah International Airport in Yemen and four attacks on Kamaran Island near the Red Sea port of Salif, the main Al-Masirah TV channel said. television news station run by Yemen’s Houthi movement on Monday.

The attacks on Kamaran mark the first time that US-led coalition forces have targeted the island since airstrikes against Houthi targets began in early February.

Yemen’s internationally recognized government believes Houthi fighters in the past used Kamaran Island and Port Salif as a location to launch their Red Sea attacks, as well as hiding stockpiles of missiles and drones in their salt mines, two military sources said. inside the government told Reuters.

The 10 kilometers of water stretching from Salif Port to Kamaran Island are also part of the route that ships must travel to reach the next port of call.

The Houthis, who control the capital and most populated areas of Yemen, have attacked international shipping in the Red Sea since November, in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Despite reprisals from the US-UK coalition and other navies, the Houthis have in recent months intensified their campaign of attacks on commercial ships in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

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