US forces hit Iran-backed Houthi targets Tuesday in Yemen's capital that were used to attack American warships and commercial vessels, the Pentagon said in a statement.

 

The attacks began Monday and were carried out by US Navy ships and aircraft that also struck Houthi-controlled coastal regions of Yemen, the US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said.

 

The strikes targeted a “Houthi command and control facility and advanced conventional weapon (ACW) production and storage facilities that included missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV),” the statement continued.

 

“In addition, the US Navy and US Air Force aircraft destroyed a Houthi coastal radar site and seven cruise missiles and one-way attack UAVs over the Red Sea.”

 

“There were no injuries or damage to U.S. personnel or equipment in either incident,” it added.