{"id":16075,"date":"2025-04-17T20:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16075"},"modified":"2025-04-17T20:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:26:22","slug":"u-s-launches-major-airstrikes-on-yemen-fuel-port-and-houthi-sites-amid-red-sea-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/17\/u-s-launches-major-airstrikes-on-yemen-fuel-port-and-houthi-sites-amid-red-sea-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Launches Major Airstrikes on Yemen Fuel Port and Houthi Sites Amid Red Sea Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The U.S. Central Command announced Thursday evening on X (formerly Twitter) that it had destroyed the Ras Isa fuel port in Yemen\u2019s western Al-Hudaydah province. The post stated: \u201cU.S. forces today took action to eliminate this fuel source used by the Iran-backed Houthis and to deprive them of illicit revenue that has funded their efforts to terrorize the entire region for over a decade.\u201d It added: \u201cThe aim of these strikes was to weaken the economic power source of the Houthis, who continue to exploit and harm their own people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"1071\">Meanwhile, the Houthi group announced via its Al-Masirah channel that the American aggression carried out four airstrikes on Ras Isa port in Hudaydah. The group also reported three U.S. airstrikes targeting a government complex in Al-Bayda province in central Yemen. Al-Masirah stated that \u201cthe American enemy launched three raids on the government complex in the Mukayras district of Al-Bayda,\u201d without providing information on whether there were any casualties.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14367\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14367 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sis5550.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump orders heavy airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sis5550.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sis5550-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sis5550-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sis5550-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Houthi U.S. conflict<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bdbb70af-0f10-44a9-a721-0ca1d3ce5190\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"61\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"61\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">U.S. Airstrikes Target Houthi Military Sites Across Yemen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/28\/u-s-launches-38-airstrikes-across-yemens-capital-and-five-provinces\/\">U.S.<\/a> warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on camps, weapons depots, and military sites belonging to the Houthis in the capital Sanaa and several provinces, amid escalating daily U.S. military actions. The strikes resulted in the death of one person. Fourteen airstrikes were carried out on Al-Hafa camp in the Al-Sabeen district south of Sanaa.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1818\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1818\">The attacks targeted weapons depots in Jabal Nuqm to the east of the capital, as well as in the Fajj Attan area to the southwest, and inside the Al-Nahdayn camp overlooking the presidential palace in southern Sanaa. Three additional strikes hit military sites in the Bani Hashish district east of Sanaa, and another strike targeted the Manakhah district to the west of the capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"2310\">In Al-Jawf province in northeastern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/16\/a-month-of-american-aggression-on-yemen-the-deterrence-strategy-fails-to-achieve-its-goals\/\">Yemen<\/a>, U.S. aircraft launched several strikes on Houthi positions in the Al-Hazm district, the provincial capital. At dawn, military sites and weapons depots were targeted in the Takhya area of Majz district in northern Saada province, as well as in the Mayfa&#8217;a district of Dhamar province in central Yemen. Airstrikes also hit Houthi camps and military outposts in the Al-Durayhimi and Al-Tuhaita districts of coastal Hudaydah province in western Yemen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3958\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3958 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leader-of-the-Yemeni-Houthi-group-Abdul-Malik-al-Houthi-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Leader of the Yemeni Houthi group\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leader-of-the-Yemeni-Houthi-group-Abdul-Malik-al-Houthi-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leader-of-the-Yemeni-Houthi-group-Abdul-Malik-al-Houthi-1-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leader-of-the-Yemeni-Houthi-group-Abdul-Malik-al-Houthi-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leader-of-the-Yemeni-Houthi-group-Abdul-Malik-al-Houthi-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leader-of-the-Yemeni-Houthi-group-Abdul-Malik-al-Houthi-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leader-of-the-Yemeni-Houthi-group-Abdul-Malik-al-Houthi-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leader-of-the-Yemeni-Houthi-group-Abdul-Malik-al-Houthi-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leader of the Yemeni Houthi group, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d9d3d214-d4ab-4bdf-bfac-113c033923ef\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"82\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"82\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Al-Houthi Vows Defiance Amid Intensified U.S. Strikes and Rising Civilian Toll<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2864\">In this context, the Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi stated on Thursday that the group&#8217;s total operations in April amounted to 78, carried out using 171 ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles as well as drones. He added: \u201cThere are many admissions and statements expressing American and Israeli frustration at Yemen&#8217;s resilience and steadfast stance.\u201d He continued: \u201cWhat we say to the Americans is that your aggression against our country only increases our strength, enhances our military capabilities, and makes them more effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"3528\">Since March 15, 125 civilians have been killed and 256 wounded, most of them women and children, according to Houthi data that does not include casualties among the group\u2019s own forces. These airstrikes follow orders from U.S. President Donald Trump for the military to launch a \u201cmajor offensive\u201d against the Houthis, accompanied by threats to \u201ccompletely eliminate\u201d the group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"3528\">However, the Houthis have ignored Trump\u2019s threats and resumed launching attacks on targets inside Israel and at ships in the Red Sea heading there \u2014 in response to what they describe as Israel\u2019s renewed campaign of extermination against Palestinians in Gaza since March 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The U.S. Central Command announced Thursday evening on X (formerly Twitter) that it had destroyed the Ras Isa fuel port in Yemen\u2019s western Al-Hudaydah province. 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