In the Statement released earlier by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding tonight’s Strikes against the Houthis in Western Yemen, he states that these Strikes using B-2 “Spirit” Long-Range Stealth Bombers were a “Unique Demonstration of the United States’ ability to… pic.twitter.com/f7iOmtrbtc
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 17, 2024
Day: October 16, 2024
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claims The New York Times
- L.A. Catholic Church to pay record settlement over clergy abuse; cumulative payouts top $1.5 billion Los Angeles Times
- Archdiocese of L.A. reaches $880M child sex abuse settlement over hundreds of claims NBC News
- Catholic Archdiocese of L.A. to pay $880 million in childhood sex abuse claims KTLA Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Archdiocese reaches $880 million sex abuse settlement Reuters
- Israel complicates election’s final stretch, an issue Democrats hoped would fade The Washington Post
- ‘They will vote against Harris’: Arab Americans in Michigan desert Democrats over Gaza The Guardian US
- Kamala Harris’ Most Outspoken Holdouts Issued a Statement That Changed Everything. Or Maybe It Didn’t. Slate
- Uncommitted Co-Founder Abbas Alawieh on U.S. Election & Family in Lebanon Fleeing Israeli Bombs Democracy Now!
- In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote : Code Switch NPR
- US B-2 bombers strike Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen CNN
- U.S. strikes Houthi weapons sites in Yemen, deploying B-2 bombers The Washington Post
- US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels The Associated Press
- US says B2 bombers launched ‘precision strikes’ against Houthis in Yemen Al Jazeera English
- U.S. forces target underground Houthi weapons storage sites in Yemen Reuters
U.S. Central Command Conducts Multiple Strikes on Underground Iran-Backed Houthi Weapons Facilities pic.twitter.com/6YjQRVFvSD
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) October 17, 2024
Interestingly, the B-2 “Spirit” Strategic Stealth Bomber is one of only a few Aircraft in the U.S. Air Force’s Inventory that is able to drop the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), which is a 30,000lb Precision-Guided “Bunker Buster” that is able to Penetrate close to 100… pic.twitter.com/d9GDJrAjrF
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 17, 2024
Kursk: Poor weather is reportedly slowing down and complicating Russian and Ukrainian mechanized advances in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast.
Russian forces recently advanced on the western side of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast amid continued fighting along the… https://t.co/ZcttsmB6GP pic.twitter.com/QT7yql5O2K
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) October 17, 2024
U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin states that tonight’s B-2 Strikes against the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen, targeted a Series of Five Hardened Underground-Weapons Storage Facilities.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 17, 2024