Cost of US military offensive against Houthis nears $1 billion with limited impact

Yemen is the next humanitarian crisis in the Middle East

Yemen has been suffering under a brutal civil war for over a decade, but newfound factors are exacerbating one of the Middle East's most dire humanitarian crises. The country has been trying to dig itself out of this hole, but continued pressure from Yemen's Houthis — who are engaged in conflict with U.S. forces — is making this a difficult task.American bombs began falling on the Iran-backed Houthis, the terrorist group controlling northwest Ye…

Cost of US military offensive against Houthis nears $1 billion with limited impact

The total cost of the US military’s operation against the Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen is nearing $1 billion in just over three weeks, even as the attacks have had limited impact on destroying the terror group’s capabilities, three people briefed on the campaign’s progress told CNN.

A special report by The New York Times highlights that U.S. air raids into Yemen, as part of Operation Rough Knight, have achieved only limited successes while depleting significant resources. READ ALSO Yemen denounces more than 36 U.S. bombings and launches offensives against U.S. aircraft carriers According to Pentagon officials, in just three weeks, Washington used ammunition valued at $200 million and the total cost of the operation could ex…

The US is attacking the Houthis in Yemen massively from the air. The cost of the »Operation Rough Rider«: according to a report, perhaps more than a billion dollars soon. The military successes are therefore small.

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