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Express Tribune
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
At least 38 dead, over 100 injured in US air strikes on Yemen's port: reports
At least 38 people were killed and 102 injured in air strikes carried out by United States forces on Yemen's Ras Isa oil port, Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported on Friday, citing local health authorities. The Hodeidah Health Office confirmed the casualties following Thursday's strikes, making the attack one of the deadliest launched by US forces in the country. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the operation targeted fuel supplies used by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, describing the port as a critical economic asset for the movement. 'Today, US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue,' read a statement from US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Middle East. CENTCOM stated on social media. 'The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis.' The Pentagon has not commented on the casualty figures, according to Reuters. Reported by Al-Jazeera, the strikes hit multiple areas near Ras Isa, a strategic port facility that handles both oil exports and humanitarian imports. 'The first four air raids were waged while the people were working,' al-Attab reported, noting that truck drivers and port employees were caught by surprise. The strikes have sparked widespread condemnation within Yemen. Ras Isa, along with the ports of Hodeidah and as-Salif, handles around 70 percent of the country's imports and 80 percent of its humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations Development Programme. Footage released by Al Masirah TV showed large explosions lighting up the night sky and scenes of destruction, including fires, rubble and graphic images of casualties. Civil defence and Yemeni Red Crescent teams were deployed to assist survivors and contain the damage. In a statement to Al Masirah, Houthi official Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi condemned the attack, calling it a crime that would only 'strengthen the steadfastness' of the Yemeni people in supporting Gaza. The strike comes amid ongoing tensions in the region. Just hours after the attack, Israel's military reported intercepting a missile fired from Yemen. Since November 2023, the Houthis have launched over 100 attacks on maritime vessels they claim are linked to Israel, in protest against the war in Gaza. The United States has warned that military action will continue until the group halts its attacks on Red Sea shipping routes.
Al Jazeera
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
US air strikes kill 38, injure 102 in Yemen
Air strikes by the United States on Yemen's Ras Isa oil port have killed at least 38 people in what is one of the deadliest attacks on the country by US forces, Houthi-affiliated media report. Al Masirah TV said the strikes on Thursday also wounded 102 people, citing the country's Hodeidah Health Office. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the air strikes were intended to cut off the Houthis' source of fuel and revenue. 'Today, US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists,' CENTCOM said in a post on social media. 'The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis,' it said. The Pentagon did not comment on the rising death toll in response to a query from the Reuters news agency. Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed al-Attab, reporting from Yemen's capital Sanaa, said the US air strikes hit several different areas, but were most concentrated around the port facility. 'The first four air raids were waged while the people were working,' he said. The air raids took employees by surprise, he said, including truck drivers who were on the scene at the time. The attack has drawn widespread condemnation across Yemen due to the civilian deaths and the strategic importance of Ras Isa, al-Attab also said. About 70 percent of Yemen's imports and 80 percent of its humanitarian assistance pass through the ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah and as-Salif. Video footage shared by Al Masirah TV on social media in the early hours of Friday morning shows massive explosions lighting up the night sky across a body of water identified as Ras Isa port. The video then jumps to close-up clips of rubble and fires before panning to a graphic image of a dead civilian. 'Initial footage of the US aggression's crime targeting the Ras Isa oil port, resulting in a number of martyrs and dozens of port workers and employees being injured,' a caption attached to the post said in Arabic. Other videos shared by Al Masirah on X show similar scenes of destruction and interviews with badly burned port workers. The US attack marks one of the deadliest since the US launched air strikes against the Houthis in its biggest military operation in the Middle East since US President Donald Trump took office in January. In March, two days of US attacks killed more than 50 people, Houthi officials said. Ras Isa hosts an oil pipeline and port that are 'critical and irreplaceable infrastructure' in Yemen, according to the United Nations Development Programme. An Al Masirah TV correspondent said members of the civil defence force and the Yemeni Red Crescent had been dispatched to the scene to provide medical assistance and extinguish fires. Houthi official Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi told the news outlet that the 'American enemy's crimes' will not deter the Yemeni people from supporting Gaza, but 'rather will strengthen their steadfastness and resilience'. Early on Friday and just hours after the devastating US attack, Israel's military said that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. Since November 2023, the Houthis have reportedly launched more than 100 attacks on vessels they say are linked to Israel, a campaign they claim is in response to Israel's war on Gaza. Washington has warned the Houthis that attacks will continue until the armed movement ceases attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Al Jazeera
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
At least 38 killed, 102 injured in US air strikes on Yemen: Report
Air strikes by the United States on Yemen's Ras Isa oil port have killed at least 38 people in what is one of the deadliest attacks on the country by US forces, Houthi-affiliated media report. Al Masirah TV said the strikes on Thursday also wounded 102 people, citing the country's Hodeidah Health Office. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the air strikes were intended to cut off the Houthis' source of fuel and revenue. 'Today, US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists,' CENTCOM said in a post on social media. 'The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis,' it said. The Pentagon did not comment on the rising death toll in response to a query from the Reuters news agency. Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed al-Attab, reporting from Yemen's capital Sanaa, said the US air strikes hit several different areas, but were most concentrated around the port facility. 'The first four air raids were waged while the people were working,' he said. The air raids took employees by surprise, he said, including truck drivers who were on the scene at the time. The attack has drawn widespread condemnation across Yemen due to the civilian deaths and the strategic importance of Ras Isa, al-Attab also said. About 70 percent of Yemen's imports and 80 percent of its humanitarian assistance pass through the ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah and as-Salif. Video footage shared by Al Masirah TV on social media in the early hours of Friday morning shows massive explosions lighting up the night sky across a body of water identified as Ras Isa port. The video then jumps to close-up clips of rubble and fires before panning to a graphic image of a dead civilian. 'Initial footage of the US aggression's crime targeting the Ras Isa oil port, resulting in a number of martyrs and dozens of port workers and employees being injured,' a caption attached to the post said in Arabic. Other videos shared by Al Masirah on X show similar scenes of destruction and interviews with badly burned port workers. The US attack marks one of the deadliest since the US launched air strikes against the Houthis in its biggest military operation in the Middle East since US President Donald Trump took office in January. In March, two days of US attacks killed more than 50 people, Houthi officials said. Ras Isa hosts an oil pipeline and port that are 'critical and irreplaceable infrastructure' in Yemen, according to the United Nations Development Programme. An Al Masirah TV correspondent said members of the civil defence force and the Yemeni Red Crescent had been dispatched to the scene to provide medical assistance and extinguish fires. Houthi official Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi told the news outlet that the 'American enemy's crimes' will not deter the Yemeni people from supporting Gaza, but 'rather will strengthen their steadfastness and resilience'. Early on Friday and just hours after the devastating US attack, Israel's military said that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. Since November 2023, the Houthis have reportedly launched more than 100 attacks on vessels they say are linked to Israel, a campaign they claim is in response to Israel's war on Gaza. Washington has warned the Houthis that attacks will continue until the armed movement ceases attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
