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The Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that they had shot down another MQ-9 Reaper combat drone on April 9, following another wave of deadly United States strikes on Yemen.
The drone was downed while it was conducting “hostile missions” over the northern province of Al-Jawf, Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a statement, noting that the drone was targeted with a “suitable locally-made missile.”
“This is the third aircraft that our air defenses have succeeded in shooting down in ten days and the eighteenth during the battle of the promised conquest and the holy jihad in support of Gaza,” the spokesman added.
Overnight, more than 20 U.S. strikes targeted Houthi-controlled areas in western, central and northern Yemen, causing casualties and material losses.
The Houthi-run health ministry said that six people, including three children and two women, were killed and 16 others were wounded when a strike hit a residential area in the Hawak District in the western province of al-Hodeidah. Footage showing the aftermath of the strike were aired by Al-Masirah TV.
The news channel reported that three other people were wounded when three strikes hit farms in the central province of Dhamar.
At least ten additional strikes targeted Mount Nuqm in the eastern outskirts of the capital, Sanaa, according to Al-Masirah, which also reported a series of strikes on communication centers in the northern province of ‘Amran and the central province of Ibb.
The latest deaths have brought the number of people killed since the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) resumed strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on March 15 on orders from President Donald Trump to 79. The toll reportedly includes both civilians and commanders of the Houthis.
CENTCOM has not yet provided any details on the targets it struck in Yemen, nor it confirmed losing another drone over the country.
The U.S. has reportedly spent more than $1 billion on the ongoing operation against the Houthis. Despite the high cost and the lack of any clear results, the Trump administration appears to be fully committed to the operation.
Speaking during a White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed that things will “get worse” for the Houthis.
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