# U.S. military strikes Yemen after missile attacks on U.S. Navy ship

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By [Phil Stewart](http://www.reuters.com/journalists/phil-stewart) | WASHINGTON Reuters

The U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on Thursday to knock out three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi forces, retaliating after failed missile attacks this week on a U.S. Navy destroyer, U.S. officials said.

> **[U.S. military strikes Yemen after missile attacks on U.S. Navy ship](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-missiles-idUSKCN12C294)**
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> The U.S. military launched cruise missiles on Thursday against three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi forces, after failed missile attacks this week on a U.S. Navy destroyer, U.S. officials said.