{"id":162147,"date":"2024-10-18T11:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=162147"},"modified":"2024-10-18T11:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:49:48","slug":"the-u-s-military-hammers-underground-houthi-weapons-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=162147","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. military hammers underground Houthi weapons facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Giant-mushrooms-in-city-20240518-B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-162148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Giant-mushrooms-in-city-20240518-B-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Giant-mushrooms-in-city-20240518-B-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Giant-mushrooms-in-city-20240518-B-333x333.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Giant-mushrooms-in-city-20240518-B-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Giant-mushrooms-in-city-20240518-B-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Giant-mushrooms-in-city-20240518-B.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>American naval and air assets were utilized to conduct bombardment of underground Houthi weapons facilities. The B-2 Spirit was among the assets utilized during the attack. Battle damage assessment was still being conducted as of the time of the article.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>From Daily Caller:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>U.S. forces launched airstrikes against Houthi underground weapons facilities in Yemen on Wednesday, Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis have largely shut down shipping in the Red Sea and have been involved in attacks against Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East since October 2023, the start of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. CENTCOM forces conducted a series of strikes against Houthi weapons storage sites in Yemen on Wednesday to further degrade the terrorist group&#8217;s capabilities and deter them from future attacks, the command said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These actions were taken to degrade the Houthi&#8217;s capability to continue their reckless and unlawful attacks on international commercial shipping and on U.S., coalition, and merchant personnel and vessels,&#8221; the command said in a statement. &#8220;CENTCOM forces targeted the Houthi&#8217;s hardened underground facilities housing missiles, weapons components, and other munitions used to target military and civilian vessels throughout the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The operation was conducted jointly between CENTCOM naval and air forces, including a B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bomber, a uniquely shaped aircraft considered one of the most capable in the U.S. fleet. It is the first instance of the B-2 being deployed against the Houthis, according to The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The employment of the B-2 bomber demonstrates U.S. global strike capabilities to reach these targets, when necessary, anytime, anywhere,&#8221; CENTCOM said on Thursday. &#8220;Our battle damage assessments are underway and do not indicate civilian casualties.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smith, J. (2024, October 17). us hammers underground Houthi weapons sites in Yemen with airstrikes. <em>Daily Caller<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/10\/17\/us-hammers-underground-houthi-weapons-sites-yemen-airstrikes\/\">Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American naval and air assets were utilized to conduct bombardment of underground Houthi weapons facilities. 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