Rebels say eight people killed as US acknowledges more than 800 airstrikes

Yemeni soldiers inspect the damage reportedly caused by US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP)

US airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed at least eight people overnight, Houthi rebels said, as the American military acknowledged carrying out more than 800 individual strikes in their month-long campaign.

The rebels also alleged a US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants.