Days of U.S. warnings may have sent militia members scattering into hiding. Iran-backed militia groups throughout the region used the conflict to justify striking Israeli or U.S. interests, including threatening civilian commercial ships and U.S. warships with drones or missiles in almost daily exchanges. It wasn't clear whether militia members were killed. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 18 militants were killed in the Syria strikes. A U.S. official also said the military took additional self-defense strikes Friday inside Yemen against Houthi military targets deemed an imminent threat.

Source: Libya Today February 02, 2024 23:26 UTC