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Yemen's Houthis down U.S. MQ-9 drone in Dhamar governorate: spokesman
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 20, 2019 / 6:26 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Yemen's Houthis down U.S. drone in Dhamar governorate: spokesman
(Reuters) - Yemen’s Houthi movement’s air defenses on Wednesday downed a United States drone MQ-9 in Dhamar governorate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, the group’s Al-Masirah TV quoted the group’s military spokesman as saying.
“We are aware of reporting that a US MQ-9 was shot down over Yemen. We do not have any further information to provide at this time,” the U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday.
Last June, the U.S. military said Houthi rebels in Yemen shot down a U.S. government-operated drone with assistance from Iran.
Reporting by Nayera Abdallah, additional reporting by Idrees Ali from Washington, editing by Chris Reese
Yemen's Houthis down U.S. drone in Dhamar governorate: spokesman
(Reuters) - Yemen’s Houthi movement’s air defenses on Wednesday downed a United States drone MQ-9 in Dhamar governorate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, the group’s Al-Masirah TV quoted the group’s military spokesman as saying.
“We are aware of reporting that a US MQ-9 was shot down over Yemen. We do not have any further information to provide at this time,” the U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday.
Last June, the U.S. military said Houthi rebels in Yemen shot down a U.S. government-operated drone with assistance from Iran.
Reporting by Nayera Abdallah, additional reporting by Idrees Ali from Washington, editing by Chris Reese
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-houthis/yemens-houthis-down-u-s-drone-in-dhamar-governorate-spokesman-idUSKCN1VA2C6