A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemen, U.S. officials have confirmed.
The drone was shot down late on Tuesday in Yemen’s Dhamar governate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanna.
A Houthi military spokesman was quoted earlier by the group’s Al-Masirah TV as saying that air defences had brought down a U.S. drone.
This is not the first time Houthi rebels have shot down a U.S. drone in Yemen.
In June, a U.S. operated MQ-9 drone was showdown by the Iranian-backed rebels.
