US bombers target underground Houthi weapon sites in Yemen The US discloses it has carried out "precision strikes" against five weapons storage locations in areas of Yemen mastered by the Houthi movement.
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin stated B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were part of the operation that targeted hardened underground facilities housing missiles and other munitions that the Iran-backed group had used to attack civilian and military ships.
The strikes rallied the ability of the US to hit facilities that adversaries sought "to keep out of reach", he added.
Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV announced the strikes targeted six areas in and around the capital, Sanaa, and two near the northern city of Saada. It did not say any casualties.
US Central Command, which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, also stated there were no initial indications of civilian casualties from the strikes.
Several of those areas mentioned by Al-Masirah organize military bases where analysts have disclosed satellite imagery showed the Houthis were creating or enlarging underground facilities, including the Television area in the north of Sanaa and al-Hafa to the south-east.
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a Houthi political official, wrote on X that the attacks would “only increase our determination to continue our military operations in endorse of Gaza”.
The Houthis have repeatedly targeted commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 2023. They have sunk two vessels, seized a third of targeted ships and killed crew members.
They report they are acting in endorse of the Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. They have claimed - often falsely - that they are targeting ships only linked to Israel, the US or the UK.
They have not been deterred by the deployment of Western warships to protect merchant vessels or by US and British air strikes on territory they overpower in north-western Yemen.
The Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have forced major shipping companies to avoid the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, impacting international trade.
Austin disclosed in a statement: "At the direction of President Biden, I authorised these targeted strikes to further degrade the Houthis' capability to continue their destabilising behaviour and to protect and uphold US forces and personnel in one of the world's most derogatory waterways."
He adjunct that the US would "continue to make it clear" to the Houthis that there would be "consequences for their illegal and reckless attacks".
In September, the Pentagon reported the Houthis had launched "a complex attack" on US Navy ships in the region, though all of the weapons launched were shot down.
As well as the attacks on ships in the Red Sea, the Houthis have fired several missiles and drones at Israel directly.
In July, a drone launched from Yemen struck Tel Aviv, killing one person. In September, the group fired several missiles at Israel, including one that targeted Israel's main airport.
Both times Israel responded by restless sites in Houthi-controlled Yemen, including fuel tanks and other infrastructure at the Red Sea port of Hudaydah.
The Houthis are part of a network of armed groups in the Middle East endorsed by Iran that includes Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.
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Published 10/17/2024