Ansar Allah Takes Out MQ-9 Reaper During Ops Over Yemen March 23, 2021

Houthis shot down an MQ9 reaper during combat operations over Yemen. This is the fourth in three years. Guess they flying these lower than usual. Not sure if it was pentagon or cia flying it, but the houthis said it was Saudi flown. Some new missile alleged used with updated soviet anti air tech.

Southfront

On March 24, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released a video documenting the shooting down of a US-made MQ-9 combat drone with an anti-aircraft missile.

The drone was shot down over the central Yemen province of Ma’rib a day earlier. According to the Houthis claims, the drone was conducting “combat operations.”

In the video, the drone can be seen receiving a direct hit from an anti-aircraft missile right after firing a munition. Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Houthis, said that the drone was targeted with a “new missile,” without providing any additional information.

The Houthis operate upgraded Soviet air-defense systems as well as air-to-air missiles which had been modified to be launched from the ground.

The drone was likely operated by the US military or the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which are known to be engaged in a drone war in Yemen.

The Houthis are currently leading a large offensive on the Saudi-led coalition and its proxies in Ma’rib. The US combat drone may have been conducting operations against the Yemeni group in support of the coalition.

A big operation is ongoing to take the city of Marib.