Yemen's Houthis Shoot Down U.S MQ-9 Reaper Drone Moment After Raisi's Death

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A spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced that the country's air defence units successfully shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it was conducting hostile activities over the central province of Bayda. Yahya Saree, in a televised statement on Tuesday, revealed that the unmanned aerial vehicle was targeted with a locally made surface-to-air missile. He added that footage of the shootdown would be released later. According to Saree, this marks the fifth aircraft that Yemeni air defences have downed since the beginning of operations supporting Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel's aggressive campaign.    #Yemen #EbrahimRaisiDeath#DroneStrike #MQ9Reaper #BaydaProvince #YemeniDefences #USDrone #AerialWarfare #MiddleEastConflict #YemenNews #MilitaryAction #AirDefense #ProPalestine #Geopolitics #DefenseNews #ConflictZone                 ~HT.97~PR.152~ED.194~

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00:00 A spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces announced that the country's air defence

00:23 units successfully shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it was conducting hostile

00:29 activities over the central province of Baida.

00:35 Yahya Sari in a televised statement on Tuesday revealed that the unmanned aerial vehicle

00:40 was targeted with a locally made surface-to-air missile.

00:45 He added that footage of the shoot-down would be released later.

00:49 According to Sari, this marks the fifth aircraft that Yemeni air defences have downed since

00:54 the beginning of operations supporting Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel's aggressive campaign.

01:01 Sari affirmed that the Yemeni Armed Forces will continue to enhance their defence capabilities

01:06 to confront joint US-British aggression against their homeland.

01:11 He stated that their pro-Palestinian operations will persist until the Israeli aggression

01:16 against Gaza ceases and the all-out siege on the coastal region is fully lifted.

01:23 The US military has not yet acknowledged the downing of the drone.

01:27 Previously on May 17, Sari reported that Yemeni forces had downed another US MQ-9 Reaper drone

01:34 over the southeastern province of Marib.

01:38 Since October 7, when Israel launched its offensive in Gaza, the Yemeni Armed Forces

01:43 have conducted numerous pro-Palestinian strikes.

01:48 Palestinian and British warships have been targeting Yemen in an effort to halt its strikes

01:53 against Israeli vessels or those heading towards ports in the occupied Palestinian territories.

02:01 The ongoing conflict has resulted in the deaths of at least 35,562 Palestinians and injuries

02:09 to 79,652 others due to the brutal Israeli military onslaught, which was a response to

02:17 al-Aqsa storm, a retaliatory operation by Gaza's resistance groups.

02:24 The US has been a key supporter of Israel, providing munitions and political backing

02:29 in the conflict.

02:30 Washington has also used its veto power to shield Israel from UN resolutions condemning

02:36 its actions.

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