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| Yemen conflict: US strikes radar sites after missile attack on ship | Yemen conflict: US strikes radar sites after missile attack on ship |
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| The US military has attacked radar sites in Yemen after a US warship in the Red Sea came under missile attack for the second time in days. | |
| The Pentagon said initial assessments showed that three radar sites involved in the recent missile launches had been destroyed. | The Pentagon said initial assessments showed that three radar sites involved in the recent missile launches had been destroyed. |
| It said the targeted sites were on territory controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. | It said the targeted sites were on territory controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. |
| The Pentagon said the strikes had been authorised by President Barack Obama. | The Pentagon said the strikes had been authorised by President Barack Obama. |
| The attack was carried out using Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from the destroyer USS Nitze, according to US officials. | The attack was carried out using Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from the destroyer USS Nitze, according to US officials. |
| "These limited self-defence strikes were conducted to protect our personnel, our ships, and our freedom of navigation in this important maritime passageway," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said. | "These limited self-defence strikes were conducted to protect our personnel, our ships, and our freedom of navigation in this important maritime passageway," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said. |
| "The United States will respond to any further threat to our ships and commercial traffic, as appropriate." | "The United States will respond to any further threat to our ships and commercial traffic, as appropriate." |
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| They came hours after at least one missile was fired at the USS Mason, a guided-missile destroyer, in the Red Sea off Yemen. | They came hours after at least one missile was fired at the USS Mason, a guided-missile destroyer, in the Red Sea off Yemen. |
| The Pentagon said the ship took defensive action and suffered no damage. | The Pentagon said the ship took defensive action and suffered no damage. |
| On Sunday, two missiles were fired at the USS Mason from the same rebel-held territory. | On Sunday, two missiles were fired at the USS Mason from the same rebel-held territory. |
| Both missiles hit the water before reaching the ship, the Pentagon said. | Both missiles hit the water before reaching the ship, the Pentagon said. |
| At the time, a Houthi spokesman told the Saba news agency that it had not targeted any warships. | At the time, a Houthi spokesman told the Saba news agency that it had not targeted any warships. |
| A Saudi-led multinational coalition, supported by the US, is carrying out an air campaign against the Houthi movement. | A Saudi-led multinational coalition, supported by the US, is carrying out an air campaign against the Houthi movement. |
| However, US support for the coalition has come under strain following an air strike on a funeral hall in the capital Sanaa earlier this month that killed at least 140 people. | However, US support for the coalition has come under strain following an air strike on a funeral hall in the capital Sanaa earlier this month that killed at least 140 people. |
| Washington said it would review its support to "better align with US principles, values and interests". | Washington said it would review its support to "better align with US principles, values and interests". |
| The Saudi government has not publicly acknowledged that its planes carried out the strike, but it has launched an inquiry. | The Saudi government has not publicly acknowledged that its planes carried out the strike, but it has launched an inquiry. |
| It has also said it will facilitate the evacuation of Yemenis injured in the attack who need medical treatment abroad. | It has also said it will facilitate the evacuation of Yemenis injured in the attack who need medical treatment abroad. |
| The UN says at least 4,125 civilians have been killed and 7,207 injured since the coalition intervened in the conflict between forces loyal to Yemen's internationally-recognised government and those allied to the Houthis in March 2015. | The UN says at least 4,125 civilians have been killed and 7,207 injured since the coalition intervened in the conflict between forces loyal to Yemen's internationally-recognised government and those allied to the Houthis in March 2015. |