Key Takeaways
- The U.S. airstrikes on Ras Isa have resulted in 17 deaths and dozens of injuries.
- The airstrikes were aimed at eliminating the source of fuel for the Houthis and degrading their economic source of power.
- The U.S. military launched “decisive and powerful military action” against the Houthis in mid-March.
Sanaa: U.S. airstrikes on Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa on Thursday have killed 17 people and injured dozens more, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Friday.
It said the victims were workers and employees of the port.
Civil defence and rescue teams are working to extinguish fires at Ras Isa, and taking the injured to hospital.
Previously, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) said in a statement that it struck and destroyed
Ras Isa on Thursday, “to eliminate this source of fuel for” and “degrade the economic source of power of” the Houthis.
A Yemeni local government official told Xinhua that more than five strikes hit the port and partially destroyed it.
In mid-March, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to launch “decisive and powerful military action” against the Houthis, after the latter announced their plans to resume attacks on Israeli ships in the Red Sea, citing Israel’s blockade of aid to Gaza.
