US strike on Yemen fuel port kills at least 38, Houthi media say

Reuters - 18/04
U.S. strikes on the Ras Isa fuel port in western Yemen killed at least 38 people on Thursday, Houthi-run media said, one of the deadliest days since the United States began its attacks on the Iran-backed militants.
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. strikes on the Ras Isa fuel port in western Yemen killed at least 38 people on Thursday, Houthi-run media said, one of the deadliest days since the United States began its attacks on the Iran-backed militants.
Al Masirah TV said the strikes, which the U.S. military said aimed to cut off a source of fuel for the Houthi militant group, also wounded 102 people.

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The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the death toll given by the Houthis.
"The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis, who continue to exploit and bring great pain upon their fellow countrymen," the U.S. C...
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