Tonight’s Strikes against the Houthis in Western Yemen were carried out by B-2 “Spirit” Strategic Stealth Bombers flown from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, marking the First Combat Mission by the Bomber during the ongoing Conflict in the Middle East as well as in Years. pic.twitter.com/07ax35XL2i
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The US carried out a round of strikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis on Wednesday evening, according to three US defense officials, targeting weapons storage facilities, including underground facilities.
The facilities housed advanced conventional weapons used to target military and civilian vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the officials said.
The strikes were carried out by B-2 Spirit bombers, according to one of the officials, marking the first time the US has used the strategic stealth bomber to attack the Houthis in Yemen since the beginning of the US campaign. The B-2 is a much larger platform than the fighter jets that have been used so far to target Houthi facilities and weapons, capable of carrying a far heavier load of bombs.
www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/politics/us-strikes-iran-backed-houthis-yemen/index.html