The United States and United Kingdom, with support from allied nations, struck 18 Houthi targets, the Department of Defense announced Saturday afternoon. The two countries, which were supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand, focused on eight locations in Yemen, which the Department of Defense said held underground weapons storage facilities, drone systems, air defense systems, radars, a helicopter and missile storage facilities, according to the DOD news release. “These precision strikes are intended to disrupt and degrade the capabilities that the Houthis use to threaten global trade, naval vessels, and the lives of innocent mariners
