The United States intensified strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, this year, to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping, but rights activists have raised concerns over civilian casualties.

Here are some facts about the US campaign and a list of some of the biggest strikes.

The Houthis began launching their attacks on shipping routes in November 2023 as a show of support for Palestinians and Hamas over the war in Gaza.

The group, which has controlled most of northern Yemen since 2014, has also launched missiles and drones towards Israel, though most of these have been downed.

Under Joe Biden’s administration, the United States and Britain retaliated with air strikes against Houthi targets in an effort to keep open the crucial Red Sea trading route – the path for about 15 per cent of global shipping traffic.

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