January 12, 2024 | Generation Jihad

Striking Houthi targets in Yemen

Bill Roggio

Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal

Behnam Ben Taleblu

Senior Fellow
January 12, 2024 Generation Jihad

Striking Houthi targets in Yemen

Bill Roggio

Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal

Behnam Ben Taleblu

Senior Fellow

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Bill and Behnam unpack the details they’ve been able to gather so far surrounding the U.S. and UK-led coalition strikes against Houthi targets inside Yemen and discuss whether this will restore deterrence.

Accurate preview courtesy of Behnam: “We like to say ‘freaky Fridays’ here [we do not] — it can’t get freakier than the first-ever, historic use of force since October 7 by the U.S. and UK against the Houthis.”

In this handout image provided by the UK Ministry of Defence, an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to berth following a strike mission on Yemen's Houthi rebels at RAF Akrotiri on January 12, 2024 in Akrotiri, Cyprus. (MoD Crown Copyright via Getty Images)

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Center on Military and Political Power
FDD’s Long War Journal

Issues:

Iran Iran Global Threat Network Iran-backed Terrorism Military and Political Power U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy