Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down what they described as an American drone, potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor

U.N. experts say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and others.

Yemen - 08, 2024 Houthi air defense units have intercepted and shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it was violating the country's airspace in the northern province of al-Jawf, Houthi Spox person said in a statement.