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Hudaydah skies see another Saudi-led drone targeted by Yemeni fighters

Sunday, 01 March 2020 2:59 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 01 March 2020 3:22 PM ]

The undated photo shows the wreckage of a drone belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition after it was intercepted and targeted by Yemeni fighters. (By Yemen’s Operations Command Center)

A drone belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition has been intercepted and targeted by Yemeni forces as it was flying in the skies over the western coastal province of Hudaydah.

A local source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the drone was shot down while it was on a reconnaissance mission over the besieged city of Durayhimion Sunday afternoon.

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Yemeni army forces are supported by allied fighters from the Popular Committees. On February 8, they shot down a similar aircraft with a surface-to-air missile in Hudaydah skies.

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