US airstrikes target Houthi arms depots in Yemen offensive
The US Armed Forces, using B2 bombers among others, executed precise attacks on underground weapon depots in Yemen. The Pentagon reported that these facilities were located in areas controlled by Houthi rebels.
The United States conducted precise airstrikes overnight from Wednesday to Thursday Eastern Time on underground weapon depots in areas of Yemen controlled by pro-Iranian Houthi rebels, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated.
American forces targeted several underground Houthi facilities that housed various types of armaments used by the rebels to attack civilian merchant ships and warships throughout the region, according to the Pentagon statement. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported on the social media platform X that an assessment of the attacks' impact is ongoing, but there is no indication that civilians were harmed.
The West fights Houthi forces
The Reuters agency recalls that since November of last year, Houthi militants, in solidarity with Palestinians during the ongoing year-long Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, have carried out nearly 100 attacks from Yemeni territory on ships passing through the Red Sea. They have sunk two vessels. At least four sailors have died.
US forces also attacked Houthi-owned facilities at the beginning of October, destroying 15 targets at that time.
