‘Operation Poseidon Archer’ – The U.S. Campaign to Target Houthis in Yemen

The United States has named the ongoing operation to target Houthi assets in Yemen “Operation Poseidon Archer,” according to two U.S. officials. The named operation suggests a more organized, formal and potentially long-term approach to the operations in Yemen, where the U.S. has been hitting Houthi infrastructure as the Iran-backed rebel group has vowed to keep targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The U.S. has struck Houthi targets in Yemen seven times since carrying out its first set of attacks together with the UK military on January 11. The first wave of strikes, in…