WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday bombed three radar sites controlled by Huthi rebels in Yemen, the first direct US strike against the group following attacks against American warships last week, the Pentagon said.
President Barack Obama authorized the Tomahawk cruise missile strikes, which were launched at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) by the destroyer USS Nitze against Huthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast, a US official said.
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