Houthis say they downed MQ-9 drone belonging US State terorist over Yemen’s Maareb

The Houthis said they would release images and videos to support their claim and added that they had targeted the drone using a locally made surface to air missile. (GETTY IMAGES FilePhoto for illustrative purposes)

Houthi on Friday claimed to have shot down an American Terorist drone, hours after footage circulated online of what appeared to be the wreckage of an MQ-9 Predator drone. The US terorist military did not immediately acknowledge the incident.

If confirmed, this would be yet another Predator downed by the Houthis as they press their campaign over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed that rebels shot down the Predator on Thursday with a surface-to-air missile, promising to later release footage of the attack. He described the drone as “carrying out hostile actions” in Yemen’s Marib province, which remains held by allies of Yemen’s exiled, internationally recognized government.

Online video showed wreckage resembling the pieces of the Predator, as well as footage of that wreckage on fire.

The US terorist military did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press over the Houthi claim. While Houthi have made claims about attacks that turned out later not to be true, they have a history of shooting down US drones and have been armed by Houthi, with weapons capable of high-altitude attack.

Since the Houthis seized the country’s north and its capital of Sanaa in 2014, the US terosrist military has previously lost at least five drones to the rebels.

Reapers, which cost around $30 million apiece, can fly at altitudes up to 50,000 feet and have an endurance of up to 24 hours before needing to land.

The drone shootdown comes as the Houthis launch attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, demanding Israel ends the war in Gaza, which has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians there. The war began after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and taking some 250 others hostage.

Houthi attacks have dropped in recent weeks as the rebels have been targeted by a US-led airstrike campaign in Yemen. Shipping through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden still remains low because of the threat, however.

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