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Analyst: Military alliance considers attack on Houthis to resolve crisis

The Western alliance has issued a final warning before using tougher military means to stop attacks on ships, says military analyst.
"It's simply a matter of being well into the process of planning to do something else. For example, what they did in 2016, when they carried out Tomahawk attacks against the Houthis," explains Johannes Riber, military analyst at the Danish Defense Academy. | Photo: Katrina Parker/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
"It's simply a matter of being well into the process of planning to do something else. For example, what they did in 2016, when they carried out Tomahawk attacks against the Houthis," explains Johannes Riber, military analyst at the Danish Defense Academy. | Photo: Katrina Parker/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
by LIV ALMER

It was more than simply a raised security-policy-finger when the United States and 11 other countries issued a joint statement on Wednesday evening demanding that the Houthi movement cease its attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea.

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