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Yemeni forces down US MQ-9 Reaper drone over al-Bayda

Sunday, 29 December 2024 7:40 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 29 December 2024 7:40 AM ]

The file photo shows a US MQ-9 Reaper drone.

The Yemeni Armed Forces says they have successfully shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone which was conducting “hostile missions” over the central al-Bayda province.

In a statement released on Saturday, the Yemeni military announced that air defenses used a domestically-made surface-to-air missile to target the unmanned aerial vehicle.

The MQ-9 Reaper drone was the 13th of its kind destroyed by the Yemeni forces since they launched a pro-Palestine campaign, the statement added.

Reapers, which cost around $30 million apiece, can fly at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,240 meters) and have an endurance of up to 24 hours before needing to land. The aircraft has been flown by both the US military and the CIA over Yemen for years.

Yemeni forces down another $30 million US Reaper drone

Yemeni air defense units have shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as it was flying in the skies over the country’s northern province of al-Jawf.

Additionally in their statement, the Yemeni forces reaffirmed their resilience against all enemy plots aimed at undermining the country’s sovereignty.

They also emphasized that they will continue their operations in solidarity with the Gaza Strip until the usurping regime ends its genocidal war and lifts its inhumane blockade on the Palestinian territory.

Yemenis have declared their open support for Palestine’s struggle against the Israeli occupation since the regime launched its brutal Gaza onslaught on October 7, 2023, killing almost 45,500 Palestinians to date.

Yemenis have hit targets throughout the occupied territories, in addition to firing at Israeli ships or vessels heading to or departing Israeli ports, in the southern Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Gulf of Aden, and even in the Arabian Sea.

Despite hundreds of attacks from the UK, US, and Israel, Yemen remains committed to supporting Palestinian resistance, repeatedly vowing to continue operations until Israel’s Gaza onslaught ceases.

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