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SvennoJ on 21 April 2025
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Rescue efforts under way in Yemen’s Sanaa after US bombings

According to reports from Houthi-affiliated media, at least 12 people were killed and 30 others injured in the latest US strike that hit a popular market here in the capital, Sanaa.

The Houthis, who are also known as Ansar Allah, said the strike caused significant damage to buildings and private commercial shops. Ambulance and rescue teams are working to rescue victims, who are believed to be still trapped in the rubble of the latest attack.

The US had launched a major military offensive against Yemen’s Houthis in March, and since then, scores of people have been killed.


Aftermath of deadly US attack on Sanaa market

Remember the only excuse for the continued bombing and killing of civilians is a perceived threat to 3% of US shipping through the Suez Canal...
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/24/us-houthi-attacks-detour-africa/

75% of 3% is now taking a detour, bombing civilians and civilian infrastructure for 2.25% of US' shipping costing slightly more. All because US wants to continue to support genocide in Gaza.


Why is the US bombing Yemen?

  • The US launched large-scale military attacks against Yemen on March 16, killing at least 53 people, after the Houthis threatened to resume attacks against Israel-linked ships passing through the Red Sea.
  • The Houthis, who control most of Yemen, have launched more than 100 attacks on ships off the country’s coast since November 2023, saying they were in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
  • The attacks caused traffic passing through the Suez Canal to fall by 75 percent in 2024 and have increased transit times by an average of seven to 14 days, as shipping companies take longer alternative routes, according to the US firm Project 44.
  • The Houthis had suspended the attacks after Israel and Hamas agreed to a truce in January.
  • The White House said its campaign against the Houthis is aimed at “standing up to terrorism and protecting international commerce”.
  • The US offensive has killed hundreds of people in Yemen, including at least 80 who died in an attack on the Ras Isa oil facility last week.


US launches more attacks on Yemen

We are getting reports that there’ve been more US attacks on the country. Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV says US forces have carried out three attacks on the northwestern Amran province, and two more on the al-Jawba district in the northern Marib province.

Al Masirah also says there have been four other attacks on the Sarwah district of Marib.


Houthis claim attacks on US aircraft carriers, vessels

The Houthis have claimed to have attacked two US targets.

“We carried out two military operations with drones on two targets in Ashkelon and Umm al-Rashrash,” the Yemeni group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said. “We targeted the American aircraft carriers Truman and Vinson and their naval vessels.”