The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed they shot down a second American MQ-9 Reaper drone in less than a week. The drone was reportedly downed using a locally made surface-to-air missile over Bayda province, escalating tensions amid ongoing conflicts in the region.
The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen claimed on Tuesday they shot down an American drone over the impoverished Arab country. The US military did not immediately acknowledge the claim. If confirmed, this would be the second MQ-9 Reaper drone downed by the Houthis over the past week as they press their campaign over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, The Associated Press said.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim they have shot down an American drone over the impoverished Arab country. This would be the second MQ-9 Reaper drone downed by the Houthis.
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