The US and UK launched military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen after repeated warnings.
The strikes were in retaliation to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
Here are the weapons US and British forces used in the retaliatory strike against Houthi militants.
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The US and UK launched strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen Thursday night. The strikes come after repeated warnings of retaliation to the rebels' attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.
President Joe Biden said he ordered the strikes as a "defensive action" in response to "unprecedented Houthi attacks" on international shipping vessels in vital waterways.
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