Yemen AF: UK ship at risk of sinking in Gulf of Aden, MQ9 downed

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
19 Feb 2024 09:40
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The Yemeni Armed Forces confirmed in a statement by the spokesperson Yahya Saree, that a UK ship was targeted in the Gulf of Aden and that a US MQ9 Reaper drone, was downed in Hodeidah.

Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson, Brigadier Yahya Saree, giving a speech in an undated image.(Yemeni Armed Forces - Military Media)

The Naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces conducted a military operation last night, targeting the British ship RUBYMAR in the Gulf of Aden, utilizing several appropriate naval missiles. The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Yahya Saree, reported that the operation resulted in catastrophic damage to the ship, putting it at risk of sinking.

Saree reiterated that the operation was carried out in support of the oppressed Palestinian people enduring aggression and siege, and in response to the American-British aggression against Yemen.

The Yemeni Armed Forces emphasized that as part of the operation, they ensured the safe evacuation of the ship's crew, underscoring that all personnel had reached safety.

بيان القوات المسلحة اليمنية بشأن استهداف السفينة البريطانية "RUBYMAR" وطائرة "MQ9" الأمريكية #الميادين #اليمن #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/6GWQcIHSdi
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) February 19, 2024

US intelligence-collection asset MQ9 downed in Hodeidah

The YAF spokesperson also confirmed that the Yemeni Air Defense successfully downed the US intelligence-collection asset which also serves against dynamic execution targets, the MQ9 Reaper UAV in Hodeidah. The US military asset "carrying out hostile missions against our country on behalf of the Zionist entity" was shot down using the appropriate rockets.

"‏The Yemeni armed forces will not hesitate to take more military measures and carry out more qualitative operations against all hostile targets in defense of beloved Yemen and in confirmation of the position of support for the Palestinian people," Saree stressed, adding "The operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces in the Red and Arab Bahrain will not stop until the aggression stops and the siege on the Gaza Strip is lifted."

It is noteworthy that this is the third high-tech drone shot down by the Axis of Resistance since October 7. The MQ-9 drone is capable of carrying multiple missiles and has been reportedly used in high-profile assassination plots conducted by the United States in the region. The system costs the US around $32 million.

The fact that multiple factions of the Axis of Resistance have now proved their ability to take down the high-tech system sheds light on the Resistance's ability to confront the world's most advanced military, using available and limited resources.

Designation of Ansar Allah undermines US credibility worldwide: Sanaa

The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Sanaa government condemned the United States' practice of "double standards" after designating the Ansar Allah movement as a so-called "Specially Designated Global Terrorist."

In a statement, the Ministry affirmed that the illegitimate and unlawful American action in designating the movement "undermines Washington's credibility with most countries worldwide."

It affirmed that "Washington is the side practicing terrorism against many countries, with the latest being supporting the terrorism carried out by the Zionist entity against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, resulting in more than 28,000 martyrs and 68,000 wounded to date."

The statement pointed out that the Israeli occupation entity "enjoys unlimited political, military, financial, and logistical support from the United States and its allies."

The Ministry reiterated Sanaa's steadfast and continuous ethical and humanitarian stance in continuing to impose a naval blockade on the occupation entity and targeting Israeli or Israeli-bound ships heading to the occupied Palestinian ports until the swift entry of needed humanitarian aid, food, medicine, and fuel into Gaza and the end of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip.