“Today, US armed forces, including B-2 bombers, accurately struck five underground armored weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen,” said Lloyd Austin’s statement, which noted that the Iran-backed rebels were using such weapons systems in attacks against commercial and military ships in the Red Sea region.
“At the direction of President Biden, I authorized these targeted strikes to further degrade the Houthis’ ability to continue their destabilizing behavior and to protect US forces and personnel in one of the world’s most critical waterways,” he noted. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
US Central Command, or CENTCOM, announced that it is collecting data on the impact of today’s airstrikes against Houthi infrastructure in Yemen, stressing that so far there are no reports of any casualties. civilians.
Earlier, the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah television network had broadcast that the US and British armed forces launched attacks in the early hours against the capital Sanaa and the city of Saada (to the north).
Since last November, the Houthis have frequently launched missile and drone attacks against merchant ships in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. They initially said they were targeting ships linked to Israel, but later expanded their targets to include ships linked to the US and Britain in retaliation for strikes against their positions in Yemen by forces from those countries.
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