The US military on Sunday said it will stop revealing specific details about its strikes in Yemen, citing what it called the need to preserve operational security while also saying the strikes had lethal effects on Houthi rebels.
Recall that President Donald Trump last month ordered the intensification of US strikes on Yemen, with his administration saying it will continue assaulting Iran-backed Houthi rebels until they stop attacking Red Sea shipping.
DAILY POST reports that recent US strikes have killed dozens, including 74 at an oil terminal in mid-April in what was the deadliest strike in Yemen under Trump so far, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
Rights advocates have raised concerns about civilian killings and three Democratic senators, including Senator Chris Van Hollen, wrote to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday demanding an accounting for loss of civilian lives.
Hegseth has also come under fire for using the unclassified messaging system, Signal, to discuss Yemen attack plans.
“To preserve operational security, we have intentionally limited disclosing details of our ongoing or future operations.
“We are very deliberate in our operational approach, but will not reveal specifics about what we've done or what we will do,” the US Central Command said in a statement.
The military said it has struck over 800 targets since mid-March that it says killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders as well as destroyed the militant group's facilities.
According to the statement, the strikes have destroyed multiple command-and-control facilities, air defense systems, advanced weapons manufacturing facilities, and advanced weapons storage locations.
Washington said the strikes sim to cut off Houthi military and economic capabilities while minimizing civilian harm.
