Footage of downed US MQ-9 drone, burning and wrecked, released

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Yemeni Military Media
1 Apr 2025 21:46

The operation marks the 16th confirmed downing of an MQ-9 UAV by the YAF since the Israeli aggression on Gaza began in late 2023.

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The wreckage of what the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) say belongs to an American MQ-9 drone shot down by Yemeni air defenses using a domestically produced surface-to-air missile over Marib province in northeastern Yemen, on March 31, 2025 (YAF Military Media)

The Yemeni military media released footage documenting the moment the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) shot down an American MQ-9 drone, along with images of its wreckage.

The US drone was downed by Yemeni air defenses using a domestically produced surface-to-air missile while it was conducting hostile operations over Marib province in northeastern Yemen on March 31.

Earlier on Tuesday, Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the YAF's Air Defense Force successfully downed a US MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The Yemeni Military Media released footage of the successful downing of a US MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF).

Early Tuesday, YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the Yemeni forces targeted the hostile drone over the… pic.twitter.com/Y5ZVqMjLAQ
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Amid ongoing US aggression against Yemen, which has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties, the YAF targeted the hostile drone over the Marib governorate using a domestically manufactured surface-to-air missile, Saree stated.

The operation marks the 16th confirmed downing of an MQ-9 UAV by the YAF since the Israeli aggression on Gaza began in late 2023.

Saree stressed that the YAF will continue to bar Israeli-affiliated vessels from sailing in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. He also reaffirmed Yemen's steadfast position of supporting the Palestinian people until the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip is halted.

As for the continued American aggression on Yemen, the spokesperson asserted that the YAF will not hesitate when it comes to executing defensive operations against hostile vessels in the coming days.

US aggression kills civilians in Yemen

On Monday, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that US warplanes launched airstrikes on Kamaran Island in the Red Sea, westernmost Yemen.

The Health Ministry in Yemen announced that 15 civilians were killed in US airstrikes on the Sanaa and Hajjah governorates.

Two people were killed, while a child was injured, in the US targeting of a Hilux vehicle in the al-Tour area, located in the Bani Qais district in the Hajjah Governorate, the ministry detailed.

The US claims to have taken military action in the Red Sea to open up shipping lanes in the Middle East. However, the aggression comes after "Israel" resumed its genocidal war on Gaza, which in turn led the YAF to renew its naval operations.