On the 8th, personnel from the Yemeni government forces reported that U.S. military aircraft conducted 7 airstrikes that day on a military base controlled by Houthi forces in northern Yemen. A Yemeni government military officer told reporters that the targets of the U.S. airstrikes were key military locations in Amran province and several areas south of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. The officer did not provide details regarding casualties or damages caused by the airstrikes. (Xinhua)