#Iran-backed Houthi rebels have claimed to have shot down an #American MQ-9 Reaper drone off the coast of #Yemen today, however, no evidence has been provided at this time. The Pentagon has denied the claims.
A Houthi spokesman claimed that the drone was downed “while it was carrying out hostile, monitoring and spying activities in the airspace of Yemeni territorial waters and within the framework of American military support for the Israeli entity.”
“Hostile movements will not deter the Yemeni armed forces from continuing to carry out military operations against the Israeli entity in support of the oppression of the Palestinian people,” the spokesman added.
In 2019, an MQ-9 Reaper was downed by a Houthi SA-6 surface-to-air missile over Yemen.
If this is confirmed, it would mark a major escalation between the US and the Houthis, who have vowed to continuously strike Israel. Last month, the US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney intercepted several Houthi missiles and drones over the Red Sea that were heading towards #Israel. #AtlasNewsUpdateYemen
A Houthi spokesman claimed that the drone was downed “while it was carrying out hostile, monitoring and spying activities in the airspace of Yemeni territorial waters and within the framework of American military support for the Israeli entity.”
“Hostile movements will not deter the Yemeni armed forces from continuing to carry out military operations against the Israeli entity in support of the oppression of the Palestinian people,” the spokesman added.
In 2019, an MQ-9 Reaper was downed by a Houthi SA-6 surface-to-air missile over Yemen.
If this is confirmed, it would mark a major escalation between the US and the Houthis, who have vowed to continuously strike Israel. Last month, the US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney intercepted several Houthi missiles and drones over the Red Sea that were heading towards #Israel. #AtlasNewsUpdateYemen