An international coalition led by the United States launched dozens of airstrikes and missile attacks against targets belonging to the Houthi rebels in Yemen early on Friday morning.

The strikes were carried out by U.S. and British forces with support from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Bahrain.

According to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the goal was to “degrade their capability to continue their illegal and reckless attacks on U.S. and international vessels and commercial shipping in the Red Sea.”

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