Three US strikes hit radar sites in Yemen on Wednesday night, the Pentagon said, after the USS Mason was targeted by missiles this week in the Red Sea.
The Pentagon said the strikes were carried out in “self defense.”
They come after two missiles targeted a US warship off the coast of Yemen on Sunday — but missed it and hit the water instead, according to the Pentagon. It said the USS Mason was fired on again Wednesday near Yemen.
The three radar sites targeted were in remote areas, where there was little risk of civilian casualties or collateral damage, a US official said.
The destroyer USS Nitze launched the Tomahawk cruise missiles targeting the coastal radar sites. Initial assessments indicate all three targets were destroyed, the official said.
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