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US Drone Downed By Surface-To-Air Missile Over Yemen
• Zero Hedge - Tyler DurdenAfter local footage of fiery wreckage falling from the night sky over Yemen appeared online, US officials confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday that it was authentic, and further it was the second such US drone shoot down in months.
Yemen Air Defense shot down a US #MQ9 drone over Thamar in Yemen using a locally manufactured missile that will be unveiled soon. pic.twitter.com/Cs0AAWzGm3#MQ9
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It is believed that Shia Houthi rebels, still in control of Sanaa, intercepted the drone through a surface-to-air missile. The prior incident occurred in June, which the Pentagon has blamed also on Iran for providing outside assistance to Houthis on the ground.
A Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saria, touted the drone downing as part of an increasingly sophisticated response to foreign aircraft in the country's skies: "The rocket which hit it was developed locally and will be revealed soon at a press conference," Saria said in a statement. The group's official Al-Masirah TV identified the aircraft as a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone.