PENTAGON — Houthi rebels have shot down a U.S. drone that was flying over the Red Sea, a U.S. official told VOA.
The Iranian-backed Houthis reported the downing in a statement earlier Wednesday.
“Our air defenses were able to down an American MQ-9 while it was carrying out hostile surveillance and espionage activities in Yemeni territorial waters as part of American military support for Israel,” the group said.
Last month, the destroyer USS Carney shot down multiple missiles and drones that were launched from Yemen by the Houthis. The Pentagon says they were “heading along the Red Sea, potentially toward targets in Israel.”
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