U.S. forces on Thursday hit a major fuel port in western Yemen used to supply Houthi rebels, the first such airstrike publicly announced since Washington began an air campaign against the militant

The United States military destroyed a fuel port in western Yemen. The aim of the attack was to deprive the Houthi rebels of fuel supply sources, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported on Friday.

U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 74 people and wounded 171 others, the group said Friday.