YAF publish footage of US MQ-9 Reaper shot down above Dhamar
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The footage shows the Yemeni air defenses successfully targeting and downing a US MQ-9 drone in Yemen's airspace.
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A screen grab from a video by the Yemeni Military Media shows the moment the YAF's air defenses shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen's airspace above Dhamar Province, on Monday, September 16, 2024.
The Yemeni military media released on Monday evening footage of Yemeni air defenses successfully targeting and downing a US MQ-9 drone in Yemen's airspace.
Earlier, spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the YAF shot down a US spy drone, the third in the past week and the 10th since Oct. 7, above Yemen's Dhamar Province.
According to Saree, the MQ-9 Reaper was struck using a homegrown surface-to-air missile.
The Yemeni Military Media unit released footage of the downing of an American MQ-9 drone by Yemeni air defenses while it was conducting overflights above the #Dhamar Governorate.#Yemen #MQ9 pic.twitter.com/trsj4V3rNA
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) September 16, 2024
The American warplane is valued at around $35 million and is used for dual combat and spy operations.
The YAF have acted as a supportive front for the Palestinian people and their Resistance by carrying out multiple strikes against "Israel" in the occupied territories since its 11-month war on Gaza began.
The most recent and daring attack on the occupation occurred on Sunday against an Israeli military site in Tel Aviv with a newly developed hypersonic ballistic missile, later identified by the Yemeni Military Media as Palestine 2.
The Yemeni Military Media unit released footage of the launch of the hypersonic ballistic missile, named "Palestine 2", along with its specifications, noting that this missile struck a military target in Yafa (Tel Aviv) yesterday morning.#Yemen #OccupiedPalestine pic.twitter.com/VRDuxkJRIj
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) September 16, 2024
On the same day, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the country's Ansar Allah Resistance movement reiterated Yemen's support for Palestinians during the Israeli genocide, asserting operations would continue until the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip is halted.
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