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The US Air Force bombed Houthi rebel positions in Yemen on Wednesday night. Aljazeera quoted US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as saying that a B-2 stealth bomber carried out a precise attack on 5 targets near Yemen's capital Sanaa.
Austin said Houthi rebels had hidden deadly weapons underground. They used it to attack other countries and target ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The US Defense Minister said that these attacks were carried out on the instructions of President Biden. He said that it is clear from our answer that no matter how deep the enemy hides his weapons underground, we will find them and destroy them.
Houthi rebels have also confirmed the attack. However, he did not give any information about the amount of loss incurred.
According to CNN, this is the first time that America has used B-2 bomber in Yemen. Before this, the US Army had been using fighter jets in Yemen. Just a month ago, America had deployed B-2 stealth bomber at the secret military base Diego Garcia located in the Indian Ocean.
America has 19 B-2 stealth bombers According to reports, B-2 stealth bomber is considered to be America's deadliest weapon. During the Cold War, America and Russia were engaged in a dangerous arms race. Then it was prepared in America. The B-2 stealth bomber was manufactured from 1987 to 2000.
America had set a target of manufacturing 132 units of B-2 stealth bomber but only 21 could be manufactured. Two B-2 aircraft met with accidents in 2008 and 2022. America now has only 19 B-2 stealth bombers left.
The B-2 aircraft is capable of carrying more bombs than a fighter jet. It can also carry nuclear weapons. According to some reports, B-2 aircraft is no longer manufactured due to high budget. America has not sold this aircraft to any country till date.
Why did America attack the hideout of Houthi rebels? Israel has been attacking Gaza since October 7. In response, Houthi rebels are targeting ships of Israel's allies in the sea. According to CNN, till now Houthi rebels have attacked more than 100 ships in the sea.
Yemen's Houthi rebels are pressuring Israel to end the war.
Who are the Houthi rebels?
- Civil war started in Yemen in 2014. Its root is the Shia-Sunni dispute. The two communities have been at loggerheads since the beginning of the Arab Spring in 2011, which escalated into civil war, the Carnegie Middle East Center reports. In 2014, Shia rebels opened a front against the Sunni government.
- This government was led by President Abdrabbhu Mansour Hadi. Hadi seized power in February 2012 from former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who had been in power for a long time after the Arab Spring. Hadi was struggling to bring stability to the country amid change. At the same time, the army split and the separatist Houthis mobilized in the south.
- In the race for dominance in Arab countries, Iran and Saudi Arabia also jumped into this civil war. On one hand, Houthi rebels got support from Shia dominated country Iran. So the government of the Sunni majority country Saudi Arabia.
- Within no time, the rebels known as Houthi captured a large part of the country. In 2015, the situation had become such that the rebels had forced the entire government to go into exile.
- Thanks to the support they are getting from Iran, the Houthi rebels have turned into a trend fighting group. The Houthi rebels have modern weapons and even their own helicopters.
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