US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that “detailed” strikes had been launched targeting 5 “fortified underground weapons storage sites” in areas controlled by the <a href="https://www.world-today-news.com/united-nations-western-and-iranian-weapons-supply-triggered-war-crimes-in-yemen-for-6-years-page-all/" title="United Nations: Western and Iranian Weapons Supply Triggered War Crimes in Yemen for 6 Years Page all”>Houthis in Yemen, which are classified on US terrorist lists.
The US Army carried out these raids using B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, and this is the first time that the United States has used this bomber to attack the Houthis, since the operation have launched in the Red Sea, with the aim of limiting the ability of the right-wing group, identified as terrorist, to target ship traffic in the waters off Yemen.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement, “US forces targeted several underground facilities owned by the Houthis, which contain several weapons components of the same type used by the Houthis to target civilian and military vessels throughout the area. “
The US Minister emphasized in his statement that “the use of long-range stealth bombers of the B-2 Spirit model (..) demonstrates the global strike capabilities that the United States needs to act against these targets when they are needed, at any time. and anywhere.”
Admiral Robert Moret who retired from the US Navy, and the fourth director of the National Geographic Intelligence Agency, in an interview with Al-Hurra TV, mentioned the use of these bombers to several reasons, especially the ability to reach these places and targets. them correctly and efficiently.
He said that despite the importance of the American strike, he explained that the Houthis have other warehouses that need to be destroyed, and that the Pentagon has placed these targets among its priorities, which ‘ note that what the United States has implemented so far in the Red Sea. are “defensive positions” aimed at military bases and leadership positions of the Houthis, The use of this type of aircraft is more effective compared to the use of drones.
Moret explained that the Houthis are involved in storing weapons underground is evidence that there are ballistic missiles, “winged” missiles, and drones of various types in these stores, and that it was possible for the United States destroyed many of these weapons before they were used by the Houthis. in their actions.
The retired admiral rejected the Houthis’ talk that launching the operation in the Red Sea was to support the Palestinians in Gaza, pointing out that the group’s actions did not this only affected the economy of Egypt and sea navigation in the Suez Canal and they did not give anything to the Palestinians. , indicating that the American strikes reduced the capabilities of The Houthis and prevented them from carrying out further operations using missiles and drones, he said.
Robert Moret explained that the other reason for the United States to use the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers is to increase and support the capabilities of the American army in the region, whose number is estimated at about fifty thousand soldiers, and that the use of these weapons will help to reduce the threats that the countries of the region are currently exposed to, especially from the militias supported by Iran in Iraq and Syria.
He said that the use of these aircraft is a message to Iran that the United States has the capabilities and will use its weapons to stand by its allies and prevent any threat that affects the security of the region. , as he said.
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2024-10-18 16:30:00
