The Houthis shot down an American drone off the coast of Yemen, a US Defense Department source said, confirming an earlier announcement by this Iran-aligned rebel movement.
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“A remotely piloted US MQ-9 military aircraft was shot down by the Houthis off the coast of Yemen,” a senior Pentagon official told AFP.
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🔸️ A US Army MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). A senior US official confirms this information, adding that it was shot down off the coast of Yemen. pic.twitter.com/ocUrZfAp0L
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