US soldiers show launch Tomahawks at targets in Yemen on December 31
Launch of a Tomahawk missile from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea (screenshot from the video)
On the last day of 2024, the US Army used subsonic Tomahawk cruise missiles to strike military targets of Houthi militants in Yemen. The missiles were launched from destroyers in the Red Sea, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM).
The US Department of Defense released footage on its Twitter account (X), showing the launch of Tomahawk missiles at Houthi targets in Yemen at the end of December.
"US. Navy guided-missile destroyers from the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, operating in the Red Sea, launch Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) at Iranian-backed Houthi command and control, weapon production and storage facilities in Yemen on December 31st, within the US Central Command area of responsibility," - the footage is captioned.
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers from the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, operating in the Red Sea, launch Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) at Iranian-backed Houthi command and control, weapon production and storage facilities in Yemen on December 31st, within the… pic.twitter.com/cGLffIHVEX
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 3, 2025
What is known about the December 13 strikes on Yemen
The US military informed about this series of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on the morning of January 1. At that time, the American side stated that precision strikes were carried out on December 30 and 31, 2024.
The US Department of Defense also specified that Navy ships and aircraft attacked Houthi command and control facilities, as well as weapons production and storage sites, including missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
CENTCOM Forces Strike Multiple Houthi Targets in Yemen
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 31, 2024
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Sana’a and coastal locations within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, Dec. 30 and 31.
On Dec. 30 and 31,… pic.twitter.com/XUKtsZM1U7
It was also reported that a Houthi coastal radar station, along with seven cruise missiles and drones, were destroyed over the Red Sea.
As CENTCOM explained, the targeted Houthi facilities had been used by the militants in operations such as attacks on US Navy warships and commercial vessels in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Earlier, it was also reported that US Central Command confirmed airstrikes on Yemen on December 21. The American side clarified that the targets were a missile depot and a command post under the control of the militants. This occurred just a few hours after the Houthis launched a strike on Tel Aviv in Israel.
