CENTCOM: U.S. Conducts Airstrikes on Multiple Houthi Weapons Facilities

This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announcing Wednesday the targeted airstrikes by U.S. forces on five Houthi weapons facilities within Yemen.

Why It Matters: The airstrikes were conducted to weaken the U.S.-designated terrorist group’s ability to carry out continued attacks on both military and civilian vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The roughly 100 attacks on vessels by the Houthis since November are impacting the international transport of goods, creating environmental issues and endangering the lives of those traveling through and operating in the region.

Supporting the airstrikes were U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bombers, which Secretary Austin said “demonstrate U.S. global strike capabilities to take action against these targets when necessary, anytime, anywhere.”

Read More: US stealth bombers strike underground Houthi weapons sites in Yemen (Reuters)

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