At approximately 4:00 PM eastern US time Saturday, 3 February 2024, new air strikes began in Yemen. About the same time, eight missiles were said to have hit the US military base at the Conico Oil Field in Syria. The fighting is back on again.
Multiple reports indicate the targeted locations in Yemen so far, are:
- Sanaa
- Hajjah
- Taizz
- Hodeidah
- Dhamar
- Al-Bayda
Confirmed by multiple sources to be true.
The United States indicates the following:
"The United States has conducted strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen from air and surface platforms — including F/A-18s — on at least 30 targets across at least 10 locations."
Houthi-Linked Sources are claiming that within the last few minutes they have launched several Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles towards the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Meanwhile, over in Syria:
Al-Mayadeen media reports: 'The second bombing [of the U.S base] was with 8 missiles and they reached their targets. The sounds of explosions were heard in the northeastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.'
YEMEN STATEMENT
Vice President of the Ansarallah Media Authority, Nasr El-Din Amer:
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The time when you would strike without response has gone forever.
Now, you strike and we strike.
It is war. Either the aggression against Gaza stops, or it will be a war until the end of time.
Either peace for us, Palestine, and Gaza, or there is no peace and no security for you in our region.
Escalation for escalation.
