On Wednesday, U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit cunning aircraft carried out airstrikes against five arms storage services run by the Houthi extremist group in Yemen.
In a Wednesday press release from the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said,” Now, U. S. defense forces, including U. S. Air Force B-2 aircraft, conducted detail attacks against five dried underground arms storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. U.S. forces attacked a number of the Houthis ‘ underground infrastructure, which house several weapons-type targets that the Houthis have used to attack civilian and military arteries in the area.
Austin described Wednesday’s B-2 bomb attacks as a “unique show” of the U. S. government’s ability to conduct attacks against services” that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried under, hardened, or reinforced”. The security secretary added that by using the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, the United States demonstrated that it can do strikes against enemy facilities” when needed, anywhere, somewhere”.
Austin explained that Wednesday’s attacks came after more than a year of the Iran-backed Houthi criminal organization “recklessly and fraudulently” attacking foreign warships, including U. S. boats, in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait. The security minister said that the repeated Houthi episodes in the Middle East area have disrupted global commerce, threatened an “environmental catastrophe”, and caused the lives of U. S. forces, companion forces, and civilians to be put at risk.
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In Wednesday’s press release, Austin said President Joe Biden approved the airstrikes, which were intended to “further degrade” the Houthi terrorist organization’s ability to” continue their destabilizing behavior”. Additionally, Austin noted that the strikes were carried out to “protect and defend U.S. forces and personnel in one of the world’s most crucial waterways.”
The United States will take action again to protect American lives and property, to prevent attacks on civilians and our regional partners, and to improve the safety and security of these waterways for U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels, according to Austin. We will continue to make it clear to the Houthis that their reckless and illegal attacks will have consequences.
A press release by U. S. Central Command noted that the military’s battle damage assessments did not indicate any civilian casualties in Wednesday’s airstrikes. Additionally, Central Command pointed out that the airstrikes on Wednesday targeted Houthi facilities, which housed various weapons and ammunition used by the terrorist organization to attack both military and civilian vessels in the Middle East.