An MQ-9 Reaper flies a 2019 training mission over Nevada. Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down a Reaper drone over Yemen on Friday. (Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado/U.S. Air Force) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —Yemen’s Houthi rebelsshot down what they described as an A...
The assault apparently targeted the USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that has been involved in the American campaign against the rebels.
The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack, but it typically takes them several hours before they acknowledge an assault. It remains unclear how the Houthis could attack subsea cables themselves. The rebels are not known to have the diving or sal...
Previously, officials said it was unclear if the drone had been shot down or simply crashed. A spokesperson for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said in a statement posted to X on Monday that the MQ-9 was shot down “with a suitable missile.” The incident on Monday is still bein...