The US armed forces have bombed telephone network facilities in Ibb province in southwestern Yemen. This was reported by the Ansar Allah TV channel Al Masirah, controlled by the Yemeni Houthi rebels.
According to him, American aircraft have carried out at least three strikes on facilities providing telephone communications in the region. It is not specified whether local residents still have access to mobile communication services.
On Tuesday evening, the TV channel reported that the United States had attacked from the air a residential area in the city of Hodeida, the administrative center of the province of the same name in the west of the country. According to the latest data from the Houthi Ministry of Health, at least 6 people were killed and 16 others were injured as a result of the strikes. Rescuers continue to search for people under the rubble, Al Masirah notes.
On March 15, the United States, on the orders of President Donald Trump, began attacking Houthi targets that control about a third of Yemen's territory. According to the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, the operation is aimed at protecting American interests and ensuring freedom of navigation. In response, the Ansar Allah movement launched a series of attacks on the American aircraft carrier Harry Truman in the northern part of the Red Sea, using missiles and drones. tass.ru.