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UK launches Yemen airstrikes, joining intense US campaign against Houthi rebels (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 6 days ago by OppaGundamStyle@discuss.tchncs.de to c/world@quokk.au

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British fighter jets joined their US counterparts in airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels overnight, the first military action authorised by the Labour government and the first UK participation in an aggressive American bombing campaign against the group.

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 6 days ago

It seems WWII was a century's worth of being on the right side of history for the Brits.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Libya all over again

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

England, we have some dangerous terrorists in the Whitehouse.