Key Takeaways
- Yemen’s Houthi forces claim shooting down a U.S. drone over Hodeidah port.
- The Houthi group has neutralized 15 aircraft during their campaign.
- The Houthi group’s campaign is called the ‘Battle of the Promised Liberation and the Sacred Jihad’.
Aden, Yemen: Yemen’s Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.
Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson, said that the drone was downed while violating Yemeni airspace and conducting hostile operations in Hodeidah province.
Sarea said it is the 15th aircraft neutralized by Houthi forces during what they term the “ongoing Battle of the Promised Liberation and the Sacred Jihad,” a campaign they describe as supporting Gaza and Lebanon.
No immediate comment was available from U.S. military or diplomatic sources regarding the Houthi claim.
The Houthi group, which controls large swathes of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, has previously targeted vessels they say are linked to Israel in the Red Sea as support for Palestinians during the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
