(New York Times) Vivian Nereim - The U.S. carried out another strike against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday. The USS Carney, using Tomahawk missiles, bombed a radar facility as part of an effort to further degrade the Iran-backed group's ability to attack ships transiting the Red Sea. U.S. and British forces earlier hit more than 60 targets in 16 locations with more than 100 precision-guided munitions in the first wave of strikes, said Lt.-Gen. Douglas Sims, director of the U.S. military's Joint Staff. A second wave hit dozens more targets in 12 additional locations with more than 50 weapons. White House spokesman John Kirby said Friday: "We're not interested in a war with Yemen - we're not interested in a conflict of any kind. In fact, everything the president has been doing has been trying to prevent any escalation of conflict, including the strikes last night." He said everything the U.S. hit was a "valid, legitimate military target."
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