BRITAIN has joined the United States for the first time in carrying out air strikes on the forces of Yemen’s Houthi government, officials confirmed today, marking the first RAF participation in Washington’s intensified attack on the country.

A US-led offensive has seen over 800 strikes since mid-March in retaliation for Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, which began in November 2023.

In a statement aired on Houthi-run Almasirah TV, the group warned that Britain should “anticipate the consequences of its aggression.”