US Airplanes Attack Yemen, 17 Houthi Fighters Die.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said today that 17 of their fighters were killed in airstrikes by the United States. The Houthi group, which controls much of northern Yemen, did not say where the airstrikes happened. The United States has been carrying out airstrikes in Yemen since 2016 against Al Qaeda and other militant groups. The Houthis have been fighting the Yemeni government since 2014 in a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and caused a major humanitarian crisis. Here are some simple facts to remember: The Houthis have initiated a series of drone and missile attacks on …