US bombers target underground Houthi weapon sites in Yemen

B-2 bombers were part of the operation that Houthi media said targeted areas around Sanaa and Saada.

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Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were part of the operation that targeted hardened underground facilities housing missiles and other munitions that the Iran-backed group had used to attack civilian and military ships.

The strikes demonstrated the ability of the US to hit facilities that adversaries sought "to keep out of reach", he added.

Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said the strikes targeted six areas in and around the capital, Sanaa, and two near the northern city of Saada. It did not report any casualties.

US Central Command, which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, also said there were no initial indications of civilian casualties from the strikes.

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