The Yemen-based Houthi terrorist group claims to have shot down an expensive and sophisticated U.S.-made drone, according to the Associated Press.
The Islamic extremist group said Thursday that it shot down a U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone, worth about $30 million each, over Yemen’s Saada province using a surface-to-air missile. according to To AP. The Houthis on Saturday spread footage of what appeared to be a downed drone.
“We can confirm that a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 unmanned aircraft crashed in Yemen in the early morning hours of April 26 (Sanaa time),” a defense official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “This incident is under investigation. There were no reports of injuries. There are no additional details to share at this time.” (Related article: Are airstrikes against the Houthis working? “No” Biden, will they continue? “Yes”)
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Some video footage released by the Houthis includes shots of drone parts bearing the logo of General Atomics, the company that manufactures the MQ-9 Reaper, and shows component parts made by General Atomics. You can also identify serial numbers that match. Additionally, a man can be heard saying the Houthi credo: “God is the greatest, God is the greatest.” Death to America. Death to Israel. Curse the Jews. Victory for Islam” — in a video purporting to show a drone being shot down.
The Houthis, who have been engaged in a years-long civil war in Yemen, have become more vulnerable to U.S. and Western interests in the months since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack sparked the ongoing war between Israel and Iranian-backed Hamas. It has significantly strengthened its attacks targeting . In the months since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Houthis, who are also backed by the Iranian regime, have carried out more than 50 attacks on commercial ships passing through the Red Sea and neighboring areas, according to the Associated Press. It is said that
The Houthis also targeted US military in recent months. The Biden administration removed the Houthis from the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations in 2021, but authorities later designated the group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization.
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