Dhaka, May 1 -- Forces from the United States and the United Kingdom have carried out joint air strikes near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, targeting what British authorities say were drone manufacturing facilities of the Houthi armed group.

The UK on Wednesday morning offered a detailed explanation for launching the strike, unlike the US, which gave few details about hundreds of strikes it has conducted since beginning its renewed campaign on March 15.

The strikes, which took place about 24km (15 miles) south of Sanaa overnight, hit buildings identified by UK intelligence as sites used to produce drones that have been used in attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, according to the British Ministry of Defence.

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