Fact-check · Nov 10, 2026 · Pete Hegseth
“More than a thousand times”
TRUE
What the record shows
USCENTCOM reported over 800 targets struck as of April 27, 2025; by operation's end May 5-6, 2025, over 1,100 strikes conducted according to Pentagon and military sources.
Claim of 'more than a thousand times' is confirmed by multiple official sources documenting final Operation Rough Rider strike count.
Sources
- Operation Rough Rider: 45 Days, 1,000 Targets, No End in Sight - USNI News
- US says it hit 800 targets in Yemen since March 15, killed hundreds of Houthis
- US military hits over 800 targets in Yemen since March, hundreds of Houthi rebels killed - France 24
- USCENTCOM Forces Continue to Target Houthi Terrorists - U.S. Mission to Yemen
- Feature Commentary: An Assessment of Operation Rough Rider - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
- Why the Houthis Are So Hard to Defeat: 7 Reasons
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