US pounds Yemen with stealth bombers

W460

Long-range American B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes early Thursday morning targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said.

There are no previous reports of the B-2 Spirit being used in the strikes targeting the Houthis, who have been attacking ships for months in the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

The Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel reported airstrikes around Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which the group has held since 2014. They also reported strikes around the Houthi stronghold of Saada. They offered no immediate information on damage or casualties.

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the B-2 bombers targeted “five hardened underground weapons storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.”

The strike also appeared to be an indirect warning to Iran, the Houthis’ main benefactor, which has targeted Israel with ballistic missile attacks twice over the past year. The nuclear-capable B-2, which first saw action in 1999 in the Kosovo War, is rarely used by the U.S. military in combat as each aircraft is worth some $1 billion.

Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed Thursday to retaliate.

"We confirm that the American aggression will not pass without a response," said a statement from the Iran-backed Houthis' political bureau.

Comments 2
Missing phillipo 17 October 2024, 17:10

Maybe one day in the near future, the Huthis will/may learn, one way or the other, that the US is slightly better equipped than them

Thumb chrisrushlau 17 October 2024, 19:45

The mind is the weapon.