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Yemen's Houthis claim they shot down US Reaper drone
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by US air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March 30, 2025

THE forces of Yemen’s Houthi-led government claimed yesterday that they shot down another United States MQ-9 Reaper drone.

This came even as the US kept up its intense bombing campaign against the country.

The reported shoot down over Yemen’s Marib governorate came as air strikes struck Sanaa, the country’s capital, and Saada.

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