The UK’s Defense Ministry released a statement announcing that Royal Air Force jets bombed a Houthi drone manufacturing facility in Yemen. It’s the UK’s first strike in coordination with the US, which allegedly bombed a migrant center filled with civilians on Monday. Iona Craig is a reporter who has covered Yemen for 15 years and has investigated allegations of civilian killings on the ground in Yemen. She explains how the air campaign has already left a trail of civilian deaths.
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