US and British forces have launched fresh raids on Yemen's capital, Huthi rebel forces said on Saturday, a day after the allies carried out dozens of strikes on the country. The latest raids targeted Al-Dailami airbase in Sanaa, which has been under Huthi control since 2014, the Iran-backed rebels said on their official media. "The American-British enemy is targeting the capital, Sanaa, with a number of raids," Al-Masirah TV posted on X, formerly Twitter, citing its correspondent in Sanaa. "The American-British aggression targeted the Al-Dailami base in the capital, Sanaa," it added. There was no immediate comment from the United States or Britain. The raids on Yemen follow weeks of Huthi attacks on Israeli-linked shipping in the commercially sensitive Red Sea in protest against the Israel-Hamas war. The Huthis are part of the "axis of resistance" to Israel encompassing Iranian allies and proxies across the region. Meanwhile, the United States military confirmed late Friday it had carried out another strike on Yemen's Huthi rebels, this time on a radar site, a day after multiple air strikes by US and UK forces on the country's capital Sanaa. "US forces conducted a strike against a Huthi radar site in Yemen" at around 3:45 am local time Saturday, a statement from US Central Command said. The strike was "a follow-on action on a specific military target" related to the previous day's strikes, the statement said. US, UK interests 'legitimate targets'.

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis said Friday that US and British interests were "legitimate targets" after the Western allies launched deadly strikes following weeks of disruptive rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping. The barrage of strikes early on Friday against the Huthis, who say they are acting in solidarity with Gaza, stoked fears of the Israel-Hamas war spreading across the region. Violence involving Iran-aligned groups in Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria has surged since the war in Gaza began in early October. Britain, the United States and eight allies said the strikes aimed to "de-escalate tensions". But Iran and other governments condemned the Western action or warned that unrest could worsen. The UN Security Council was due to hold an emergency meeting on the strikes on Friday, days after adopting a resolution demanding the Huthis immediately stop their attacks on ships. The Huthis have intensified attacks on what they deem Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea -- through which 12 percent of global maritime trade normally passes -- since Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war on October 7. The rebels have controlled much of Yemen since a civil war erupted in 2014 and are part of an Iran-backed "axis of resistance" against Israel and its allies.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)