13 January 2024 al-Dailami Air Base missile strike

On 13 January 2024, the USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy, launched Tomahawk cruise missiles against the Houthi movement.[2][1][3] The missile hit and destroyed a radar facility at the Houthi-controlled al-Dailami Air Base in Yemen.[4] This was done as a “follow-on action” to the large scale missile strikes conducted by a United States-United Kingdom-led coalition the day before.[2]

13 January 2024 al-Dailami Air Base missile strike
Part of Red Sea Crisis and regional escalation of Israel–Hamas war
Date13 January 2024
Location
al-Dailami Air Base, Yemen
Belligerents
 United States Houthi Houthi
Units involved
United States USS Carney (destroyer)[1] Unknown
Strength

United States USS Carney (Arleigh Burke-class destroyer)

Unknown
Casualties and losses
None One radar facility destroyed
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gambrell, Jon; Copp, Tara; Madhani, Aameer; Baldor, Lolita (13 January 2024). "US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 United States Department of Defense (13 January 2023). "At 3:45 a.m. (Sana'a time) on Jan 13., U.S. forces conducted a strike against a Houthi radar site in Yemen" (Post on 𝕏Press release). 𝕏 (Formerly Twitter). United States Central Command (CENTCOM): United States federal government. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. Ali, Idrees; Stewart, Phil; Ghobari, Mohammed (13 January 2024). "U.S. carries out new strike in Yemen after Biden vows to keep pressure on". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. White, Josh (13 January 2024). "US launches fresh air strike on Houthis". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2024.