The Yemeni Houthi rebels are shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and attack drone in the province of Sada, the military spokesman of the Iran-backed group Yahya Sariya announced today, quoted by Reuters, BTA writes.
"Yemen's air defense forces managed to destroy an American MQ-9 unmanned aircraft that was conducting a hostile espionage and combat operation in the airspace of Sada province," the movement's spokesman said on the air of the Houthi television channel "Al Massage".