US surveillance drone shot down: Yemen Houthis
1 Oct 2017 10:10 PM IST
DUBAI: Yemen's Houthi forces shot down a US surveillance drone in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, the Houthi-controlled state news agency SABA reported.
The Houthi movement and its ally former president Ali Abdullah Saleh control much of northern Yemen, including Sanaa, and are battling a Saudi-led coalition that is trying to restore the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The United States backs the Saudi-led coalition by providing it with intelligence and weapons.
"A military source said (Houthi) air defense shot down a US MQ-9 surveillance drone in Jader area in the Sanaa province," SABA reported.
A Reuters photographer said the drone came down at around 11 am local time in a crowded area on the outskirts of the capital, but there were no reports of any casualties.
The charred wreckage of the aircraft was carried out by the Houthis aboard a Toyota pickup truck. The Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
More than 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen's civil war.
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