2024 missile strikes in Yemen

2024 missile strikes in Yemen
	Part of the Red Sea crisis (spillover of the Israel–Hamas war), and the Yemeni civil war
	; Location of airstrikes in Houthi-controlled territory (green) in Yemen
Date	12 January 2024 – present; (3 months, 1 week and 1 day)
Location	Houthi-held Yemen (Shown in green in the map above)
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
United States; United Kingdom; Supported by: Australia; Bahrain; Canada; Denmark; Netherlands; New Zealand;	Yemen (SPC) Houthi movement;
Commanders and leaders
Joe Biden; Lloyd Austin; Rishi Sunak; Grant Shapps;	Abdul-Malik al-Houthi; Mohamed al-Atifi; Mahdi al-Mashat; Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour;
Units involved
United States Air Force; United States Navy; Royal Air Force;	Republic of Yemen Armed Forces (SPC-faction) Yemeni Navy;
Strength
United States Navy USS Dwight D. Eisenhower F/A-18 Super Hornets; ; USS Philippine Sea; USS Gravely; USS Mason; USS Carney; USS Florida; Royal Air Force Four RAF Typhoons Paveway IV laser-guided bombs; ;	Unknown
Casualties and losses
One MQ-9 Reaper shot down	Per Houthis:; 37 killed ; Per Skynews Arabia & PLC-led government:; 126+ killed
	1 civilian killed and 8 injured

Since 12 January 2024, the United States and the United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, have launched a series of cruise missile and airstrikes, codenamed Operation Poseidon Archer, against the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) in Yemen in response to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The Houthis had previously declared that their attacks are in support of Palestinians during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war; Houthi attacks on shipping were condemned by the United Nations Security Council the day before the initial strike.

US President Joe Biden ordered the strikes, and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak convened his cabinet to authorize British participation. American officials said the strikes were intended to degrade Houthi capabilities to attack Red Sea targets rather than to kill leaders and Iranian trainers.

As of 4 April, the Houthis recorded 424 American and British airstrikes against its sites in Yemen, resulting in 37 deaths and 30 injuries.

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