For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters, followed by a link to commentary by an Australian observer via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE. — MCM
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U.S. military strikes Yemen for a second night, bombs radar facility used by Houthis. Reported by Scott Simon and Peter Kenyon | NPR The U.S. military struck Yemen for a second night, bombing a radar facility used by Iranian-backed Houthis. The earlier U.S.-led attack targeted nearly 30 locations in Yemen. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JAN. 12 U.S., British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, by Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp | AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. The U.S. Air Force’s Mideast command said it struck over 60 targets at 16 sites . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 12 The U.S. and U.K. launched strikes in Houthi-controlled territories of Yemen. Reported by Leila Fadel and Greg Myre | NPR President Biden says he ordered a series of airstrikes on Houthi forces in Yemen because of what he called “reckless attacks” by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Yemen’s Houthis vow ‘strong response’ after new U.S. attacks, by Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari | Reuters WASHINGTON / ADEN — The Houthi movement threatened a “strong and effective response” after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight, further ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping from attacks by the Iran-aligned group. The strikes have added to concerns about . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 12 Empire bombs Yemen to protect Israel’s genocide, by Caitlin Johnstone | caitlinjohnstone.com.au / Consortium News The U.S and UK have reportedly struck over a dozen sites in Yemen using Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, backed by logistical support from Australia, Canada, Bahrain and the Netherlands. U.S. President Joe Biden asserts that the strikes are a “direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea.” He does not . . . READ MORE . . .