U.S. military aircraft shot down in Yemen
Date
8/22/2019 2:53:00 AM
(MENAFN)
U.S. officials said on Wednesday that U.S. military aircraft was struck down in Yemen on late Tuesday.
A spokesman with the U.S. Central Command said that "We are investigating reports of an attack by Iranian-backed Houthis forces on a U.S. unmanned aerial system operating in authorized airspace over Yemen."
The drone is thought to be struck by a missile and is an MQ-9 model.
Houthi rebels in Yemen said that they shot the drone down over the Dhamar province in Central Yemen on Tuesday night.
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