Pentagon tells Congress US military airstrikes in Yemen resulted in 153 civilians killed

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The Pentagon informed Congress that U.S. airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen last year caused 153 civilian deaths and injured 243. This military action followed Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

The Pentagon told Congress this week that the U.S. military’s airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen last year resulted in 153 civilians killed and another 243 individuals injured in the Middle Eastern nation.  Following Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea early last year, President Trump authorized airstrikes against the rebels in March…