{"id":2094655,"date":"2023-11-08T21:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-mq-9-drone-shot-down-by-yemens-houthi-rebels-officials-claim\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T21:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:29:48","slug":"u-s-mq-9-drone-shot-down-by-yemens-houthi-rebels-officials-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-mq-9-drone-shot-down-by-yemens-houthi-rebels-officials-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemen&#8217;s Houthi rebels claim responsibility for shooting down U.S. MQ-9 drone."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-mq-9-drone-shot-down-by-yemens-houthi-rebels-officials-claim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2094655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty \u200bImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>6:15 PM \u2013 Wednesday, November 8, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A United States\u2063 MQ-9 drone was reportedly shot down by Yemen\u2019s\u2064 Iran-backed Houthi\u200b rebels, according \u2062to a spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yemen-based Houthi rebels shot down a $32 million American drone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TreyYingst\/status\/1722367128454475981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Wednesday, a spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces made a statement\u200b on X, formerly Twitter, claiming that the \u200dMQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemeni airspace. <\/p>\n<p>The Iran-backed Houthi\u200d forces claimed\u200c responsibility for the shootdown earlier on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facing-arrest-warrant-russias-putin-visits-annexed-crimea\/\" title=\"Facing arrest warrant, Russia's Putin visits annexed Crimea\">air defenses shot<\/a> down an American drone (MQ9) while carrying out hostile, monitoring, \u2062and spying operations in \u2064the \u200cYemeni territorial waters along\u2064 with the \u200cUS military support\u2063 to\u2064 the Israeli entity.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yahya Sare&#8217;e \u2063(@Yahya_Saree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yahya_Saree\/status\/1722338453038219677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>U.S. MQ-9 drones carry out a broad variety of operations, which include intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, close air support, combat \u2062search and rescue, and more.<\/p>\n<p>MQ-9s are armed and have the ability to perform air strikes if needed, using missiles and precision led munitions. The drones consistently operate in Yemen and have begun conducting procedures in Gaza.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the past week I&#8217;ve been tracking mysterious\u200b tracks that appear south of Crete,\u200b fly over Gaza for \u20643 hours, and then fly back. I suspected these\u200b to be MQ-9A\u2064 Reapers. Thanks to excellent work by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/riley_mellen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@riley_mellen<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricSchmittNYT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EricSchmittNYT<\/a>,\u2064 we have some more details.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Su0WeUr39r\">https:\/\/t.co\/Su0WeUr39r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amelia Smith (@ameliairheart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ameliairheart\/status\/1720225743047983281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A senior U.S military official \u2063disclosed that \u200dthe drone was functioning in \u201cinternational airspace \u2062over international waters.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A\u2063 senior US defense official tells me &#8220;We can\u200d confirm that a U.S. military MQ-9 remotely-piloted aircraft \u2063was shot down while in international\u00a0airspace over \u200binternational waters off the coast of \u200cYemen. U.S. Central Command officials are assessing the\u2064 incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenGriffinFNC\/status\/1722364551029567733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November\u2063 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yemen\u2019s AnsarAllah published footage showing the moment when Yemeni air \u200bdefenses shot down an American MQ-9 drone.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yemen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Yemen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaza?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaza<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2FF9AoYKJ\">pic.twitter.com\/G2FF9AoYKJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abdul Ahad (@Ahadmalik1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ahadmalik1\/status\/1722359995604648044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The official also stated that the incident is being \u2062looked into \u2064by U.S. Central Command.<\/p>\n<p>The shootdown comes several weeks after the Houthis fired \u200bmultiple missiles and drones at the USS \u200cCarney, a U.S. Navy warship,\u2063 as it headed north across the Red Sea. <\/p>\n<p>Over the course\u2064 of\u200c nine hours, the ship shot down 15 drones, four cruise missiles, and their trajectory suggested that the\u200c projectiles were aimed \u200btowards Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 recent weeks since Hamas\u2019s initial attack on Israel, Iranian proxy groups have increased their attacks on U.S. military forces and assets in the Middle \u2062East. <\/p>\n<p>Since October 17<sup>th<\/sup>,\u200c at least 40 attacks on \u2062U.S. and coalition bases in Iraq\u2064 and Syria have occurred, according to officials. As a result, several\u2062 U.S. service members have \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-opens-human-smuggling-probe-into-calif-deadly-crash\/\" title=\"ICE opens human smuggling probe into Calif. deadly crash\">suffered minor injuries<\/a> as well as traumatic brain injuries.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2062senior defense official acknowledged\u2063 Iran as \u201cthe\u2063 center of gravity\u201d regarding the attacks on U.S. forces in the area, claiming that \u2064\u201cIranian fingerprints are all over this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On October 26<sup>th<\/sup>, the U.S. retaliated by initiating airstrikes in Syria that were aimed at infrastructure used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its agents.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis claimed to have launched\u2063 at least four groups of drones and missiles targeted toward southern Israel since October 7<sup>th<\/sup>. The \u200corganization operates the capital and the majority of northern and western Yemen,\u2062 where most of the country\u2019s\u200b population resides.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking\u2064 news blasts \u2062directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this\u2062 post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>The House Judiciary Committee Examines Free Speech on College Campuses<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Ronna Romney McDaniel \u2062Faces Calls to Resign\u200c Amid Republican Electoral Failures<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Thousands of Trump Supporters Gather in \u2063Hialeah, Florida<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>House Republicans Address ESG \u2064in the Ways\u2064 And Means Committee<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Amazon Invests in Olympus LLM Model to\u200d Compete with OpenAI and Alphabet<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Meta Requires Advertisers to Disclose \u200dAltered\u2064 or Created \u200cAds<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>ByteDance Offers to Buy Back Shares from TikTok Employees Outside the U.S.<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>US Watchdog Proposes Rules for Big Tech Payments and Digital Wallets<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200b is the significance of the MQ-9 Reaper UAVs launching out of Souda Bay, Crete and beginning surveillance \u2064missions in Gaza?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  And then return to base. Today, I can confirm these tracks\u2063 are MQ-9 Reaper UAVs launching out \u2062of Souda Bay, Crete, beginning surveillance missions in Gaza. \u2062Target? Unknown, but analysts suggest targeting Hamas militant \u200dpositions. \ud83d\udcf8: Taken Nov. 7 by @TsangImages pic.twitter.com\/ONTOz4qHwB<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) November 7, 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The shootdown of the \u2063MQ-9 drone highlights the ongoing conflict between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government.\u2064  Yemen has been\u2062 embroiled in a civil war since 2014, when the\u200c Houthi rebels took control\u200b of the capital, Sanaa, and other parts of the country, leading\u200d to a Saudi-led intervention in 2015. The \u200cconflict has resulted \u200bin a \u2064humanitarian crisis, with\u200b thousands of civilians killed and millions displaced.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of U.S. drones in Yemen has been a contentious issue, with the Yemeni government accusing \u2064the United States of \u200bviolating\u200c its sovereignty. However, the\u200d United States maintains that its\u2064 drone operations in Yemen are part of its counterterrorism efforts against groups such as Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>This latest incident \u200bcomes amidst increasing \u2063tensions between Iran and\u2063 the \u200cUnited States. The United States has accused Iran of supporting and arming the \u2063Houthi rebels, while Iran denies these allegations. The shootdown of the MQ-9 \u2063drone further exacerbates these tensions and raises\u2062 concerns about the potential for further escalation in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of a\u200c $32 million drone is a significant blow to the United States, both in terms of financial cost and the potential loss of valuable intelligence-gathering capabilities. MQ-9 drones play a crucial role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-mq-9-drone-shot-down-by-yemens-houthi-rebels-officials-claim\/\" title=\"Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for shooting down U.S. MQ-9 drone.\">providing real-time intelligence<\/a>, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, aiding in the fight against terrorism\u200b and supporting military operations.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how the\u200b United States will respond to this incident. In the past, the United States has conducted retaliatory strikes in response to attacks on its assets or personnel. The shootdown of \u200cthe drone may prompt the United States \u200bto take further military action or increase its support for the Yemeni government in its fight against the Houthi rebels.<\/p>\n<p>As the conflict in Yemen continues to escalate,\u2063 the international community must work towards finding a \u200dpeaceful resolution. The ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis in Yemen cannot be ignored, and efforts\u2063 must \u2064be made to address the root causes of the conflict and restore stability to the country.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the shootdown of \u2064a U.S.\u2062 MQ-9 drone by \u200dYemen&#8217;s Iran-backed Houthi \u2062rebels further complicates \u2064the already tense situation in the region. \u2062It\u2063 highlights the ongoing conflict in Yemen and\u200b the \u200cinvolvement of external powers such as Iran and \u2062the United States. The loss \u2064of the drone\u200c poses challenges for the United States in terms of intelligence gathering and raises concerns about potential escalation. The international community must take\u200c steps to address the\u200d conflict in Yemen and work towards a peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images) OAN\u2019s Elizabeth Volberding 6:15 PM \u2013 Wednesday, November 8, 2023 A United States MQ-9 drone was reportedly shot down by Yemen\u2019s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, according to a spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces. 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