US strikes Houthis in Yemen again after Biden vowed to continue attacks
ABC News
The White House said the U.S. struck missile launchers ready to fire Friday.
The White House on Friday announced that the U.S. conducted more strikes against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen Friday morning.
"This morning, U.S. forces conducted three successful self-defense strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. This is the fourth preemptive action that the U.S. military has taken in the past week against Houthi missile launchers that were ready to launch attacks -- -in this case, anti-ship missiles," spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the daily press briefing.
The strikes come a day after President Joe Biden said that the U.S. military actions were not deterring the Houthis from attacks in the region, but that he would continue ordering the airstrikes.
Tomahawks were used in the last two days of strikes, launched from either a surface ship or a submarine, a U.S. official said.
