The U.S. bombing of Yemen continues. AP reported yesterday that an overnight strike on the Ras Isa port sent massive fireballs billowing skyward and turned tanker trucks into burning wrecks, killing over 70 people—other reports put the death toll over 80—and injuring more than 150. It was the first American attack on a Houthi-controlled oil facility since the U.S. began its new bombing campaign, AP said.
“The Houthis have continued to benefit economically and militarily from countries and companies that provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization,” Centcom claimed in a statement issued on April 17. “The Iran-backed Houthis use fuel to sustain their military operations, as a weapon of control, and to benefit economically from embezzling the profits from the import. This fuel should be legitimately supplied to the people of Yemen. Despite the Foreign Terrorist Designation that went into effect on 05 April, ships have continued to supply fuel via the port of Ras Isa. Profits from these illegal sales are directly funding and sustaining Houthi terrorist efforts.”
