Yemen Vows ‘Strong Response’ to U.S. Aggression WASHINGTON/ADEN(3)

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Yemen Vows ‘Strong Response’ to U.S. Aggression
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The strikes involved more than 150 precision-guided munitions including air-launched missiles by F/A-18 Super Hornets based on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Tomahawk missiles from the Navy destroyers USS Gravely and USS Mason, the Navy cruiser USS Philippine Sea, and a U.S. submarine.

The United Kingdom said strikes hit a site in Bani allegedly used to launch drones and an airfield in
Abbs used to launch cruise missiles and drones. According to the officials quoted by The New York Times, the U.S. and other intelligence agencies in the West have had a tougher time than predicted finding sites to target, after years in which data collection on Yemen was largely not a main priority.

The U.S. said the first wave of strikes targeted 16 sites, and the second wave another 12 sites that were identified during and immediately after those attacks.

According to the Times report, the site struck Saturday was a “reattack” of a site hit early Friday morning.

Saudi Arabia, which fought a years-long war on Yemen, has sought to distance itself from the attacks as it seeks to maintain a delicate détente with Iran and a ceasefire it has in Yemen.