US and British attacks on the Houthis in Yemen are increasing the group’s authority among Washington’s opponents in the Middle East. An American newspaper writes about this New York Times.
“Such a conflict raises their profile among US enemies in the region and alienates them from their brutal rule in northwestern Yemen and the country’s capital,” the publication said.
As a result of the developments, it is noted that the Houthis “only benefit” from the fight against the USA.
By striking Houthi targets in Yemen, Washington sent a strong message to both the Houthis and their Iranian backers that the United States was “ending its long-standing defensive posture in the Red Sea,” according to the New York Times.
January 13 US military hit Radar station (radar) affiliated with the military command of the Ansar Allah movement in Yemen. On the same day, the US and UK launched an attack on a naval base in western Yemen and a dozen other Houthi targets, including using Tomahawk cruise missiles and Paveway IV guided bombs.
Earlier, President Tayyip Erdoğan spoke to journalists. accused The US and the UK use disproportionate force when hitting targets of the Yemeni Ansarullah movement (Houthis).