The Houthis shot down a US drone in eastern Yemen
The Houthis (Ansar Allah group) announced on Wednesday that it had shot down a US MQ-9 drone while carrying out “hostile missions in the airspace of al Jawf Governorate in the northeast of the country, using a suitable, locally manufactured missile”.
The group’s military spokesman, Brigadier General, Yahya Saree, said in a video statement, “In response to the ongoing American aggression against our country and its horrific massacres against our people, our air defenses were able to shoot down a hostile American MQ-9 drone while it was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of al Jawf Governorate, using a suitable locally manufactured missile”.
He pointed out “the ongoing American aggression against our country (Yemen), where, over the past hours, a number of raids were launched on various areas, resulting in martyrs, wounded, and damage to citizens’ property”.
