The facilities, three American security officials told CNN after the attack, contained advanced weapons used to attack military and civilian vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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“This was a unique demonstration of the ability of the United States to attack facilities that our enemies are trying to put out of reach, no matter how deep in the ground, fortified or fortified they are,” Austin said in a statement. “The use of the US Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bombers demonstrates US global strike capabilities to operate against these targets when needed, anytime, anywhere.”
This was the first time that the US used the strategic stealth bomber to attack the Houthis in Yemen since the beginning of the American operation. The B-2 is a much larger platform than the fighter jets that have been used to attack Houthi installations and weapons, and is capable of carrying a much heavier bomb load .
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Austin said he authorized the strikes at the president’s order Joe Bidenwith the aim of “continuing and damaging” the capabilities of the Houthis after more than a year of attacks by them on American and international vessels in the region. The facilities held “various weapon components” of weapons used to attack vessels in the Middle East, the defense minister said. “We will continue to make it clear to the Houthis that there will be consequences for their illegal and reckless attacks,” he said.
This attack comes as US troops began arriving in Israel, after the US announced the deployment of an advanced anti-missile system to help defend Israel following the Iranian missile barrage.
While in the past the US has carried out strikes against the Houthis in cooperation with Britain, the latest attack was carried out by the US alone. According to US Central Command, US Air Force and Navy forces were involved in the operation.
In September, the Houthis claimed to have launched about a dozen ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and UAVs against three American destroyers. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh She said that “at no point” did any cruise missile or UAV hit an American ship.
“I can confirm that no American ship was damaged or hit. There were no casualties to the American forces. We saw a complex attack by the Houthis that included cruise missiles and UAVs,” Singh said. “As far as I understand, these were either intercepted and shot down or failed.” Earlier this month, the US struck 15 Houthi targets in Yemen, including “Houthi offensive military capabilities,” according to US Central Command.