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U.S. MQ-9 Drone Shot Down Off The Coast Of Yemen by Ikaeniyan0: 10:11am On Nov 09, 2023 |
A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday, a defense official confirmed to CBS News. The official said the drone was operating in international airspace over international waters. U.S. Central Command is assessing the incident, the official said. A spokesperson for the Houthis in Yemen claimed on X that air defenses brought down the drone. MQ-9s are used primarily for collecting intelligence but can also conduct strikes against targets. This is the latest incident in what threatens to turn the war between Israel and Hamas into a larger conflict. Last week, the Iranian-backed Houthis announced they launched missile and drone attacks against Israel. Those attacks follow an incident last month in which a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down missiles from Yemen that were potentially headed toward Israel. The Houthis took control of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in 2014, launching a years-long devastating civil war against the internationally recognized government of Yemen. The Houthis have shot down MQ-9s before, most recently in 2019. Each MQ-9 costs about $30 million, according to a Congressional Research Service report released last year. The Pentagon acknowledged last week it was flying MQ-9s over Gaza in order to gather intelligence to help with hostage recovery efforts. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/u-s-mq-9-drone-shot-down-off-yemen-coast/ |
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