The Doolittle Raid was an air raid on April 18, 1942, where the United States launched 16 B-25 bombers from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to strike targets in Japan, including Tokyo. Led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, the raid was primarily a retaliatory and morale-boosting mission for the attack on Pearl Harbor. Despite causing only minor physical damage, it had a major psychological impact by demonstrating that Japan was vulnerable to attack and it prompted the Japanese to alter thei

Brazil’s deadliest police raid failed to capture or kill gang leaders. The police raid, known as Operation Containment, resulted in 121 deaths, including four officers and two teenagers, but failed to capture or kill any senior leaders of the Comando Vermelho gang. Only five of the 69 suspects named in the criminal complaint were arrested, and none were top leaders. 🔗 Read the full story at our link in bio. | Reuters

Detainees released tonight from custody at the Elmore County Jail. A daughter reacts to her family being reunited after the federal raid last month in Wilder. Full story link in the comments 👇 #IdahoNews6 #WilderRaid #NeighborhoodNews | Idaho News 6