Yemen’s Houthis announced the downing of an MQ_9 drone while it was conducting “hostile espionage and combat activities in the airspace of Sa’ada province.”

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the air defenses “in the Yemeni armed forces” managed to shoot down a U.S. MQ_9 drone while it was conducting hostile espionage and combat activities in the airspace of Sa’ada province.