US vows 'unrelenting' hits on Houthis 'till they back down'
India, March 17 -- US officials on Sunday vowed further strikes in Yemen until the Houthi rebels decide to end their attacks on Red Sea shipping, while also threatening action against the group's backer Iran. In a wave of strikes on Saturday, the first against the rebel group since US President Donald Trump returned to office in January, several Houthi leaders were killed, the White House said. The airstrikes "actually targeted multiple Houthi leaders and took them out," National Security Advisor Michael Waltz told ABC News. Trump, in a lengthy Truth Social post Saturday announcing the latest attacks, warned Houthi leaders that "Your attacks must stop, starting today. If they don't, hell will rain down upon you like nothing you have ever seen before!" Yemen has seen over a decade of civil war, with the Houthis controlling the capital Sanaa since 2014.P9...
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