AMERICAN forces are carrying out a second night of air strikes in Yemen, according to a US official.
Strikes on Friday night targeted a radar facility used by the Houthis.
MOD/UNPIXSAmerican forces are carrying out a second night of air strikes in Yemen, according to a US official[/caption]
It is currently unclear exactly where Friday’s strikes took place but they are on a much smaller scale than the previous night.
The US had warned of further military action if the Iranian-backed group continued to launch drone and missile attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Earlier on Friday, Downing Street said Britain would not be conducting anymore strikes in the region.
The latest bombardment comes just a day after the UK and US launched overnight strikes against Houthi military targets in nearly 30 locations.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave the green light for military action at an Emergency Cabinet meeting on Thursday evening following weeks of Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
Five militants were killed as more than 150 precision-guided munitions, launched by fighter jets and warships, blitzed 60 military targets including an airbase, airport and army camp.
US officials said they fired over 80 Tomahawk cruise missiles from three destroyers and a submarine while 22 jets took part in the strike from the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower.
Since November 19, there have been more than 27 attacks on Red Sea ships in what the Houthis say is a protest against Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
Sky NewsThe US and UK launched a wave of overnight airstrikes against the Houthi rebel group on Thursday[/caption]
Thursday’s strikes hit targets across Yemen