US Central Command Conducted 36 Airstrikes in Yemen in 2018

A F18 Hornet fighter jet prepares to land on the deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on May 8, 2018. The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on May 3 began air operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, conducting flight operations against the so called Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq. ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images

The U.S. military conducted a total of 36 counterterrorism airstrikes in Yemen in 2018, specifically targeting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the ISIS terrorist group, according to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

The airstrikes were conducted between January and September, with no strikes occurring in the following three months, the Jan. 7 report noted. The strikes hit areas in Abyan, al Bayda, Hadramawt, Shabwah, and Zamakh governorates.