The armed forces of the US and the UK have attacked some 18 targets at Houthi militia positions in Yemen. With the support of other countries, they targeted the Iranian-backed militia at eight locations in Yemen overnight, the US Department of Defence announced in Washington on Saturday. The US and Great Britain made the strikes in response to the ongoing Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. “These precision strikes are intended to disrupt and degrade the capabilities that the Houthis use to threaten global trade, naval vessels, and the lives of innocent mariners,” the Pentagon said in a…