Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim They Shot Down Another American Drone as U.S. Strikes Pound Country

01/04/2025

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed that they shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone, as the U.S. kept up its intense airstrikes targeting the group. 

The reported shootdown came as airstrikes hit around Sanaa, the country’s rebel-held capital, and Saada, a Houthi stronghold. 

The U.S. military acknowledged to The Associated Press it was aware of reports of the downing of a Reaper, but declined to comment further. 

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new warning to the Houthis and their main benefactor, Iran, describing the group as being “decimated” by the campaign of strikes that began March 15. 

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