A$ 30 million U.S. Reaper drone, the third one in six months, was claimed by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists, who are supported by Iran.
After a short operating pause, the Houthis have likewise resumed strikes on foreign shipping, with various cuts reported in the Red Sea over the weekend.
The U. S. Department of Defense ( DoD ) confirmed on Sunday that an MQ- 9 Reaper drone” crashed in Yemen”. DoD said the cause of the accident is under investigation.
The Houthis claimed on Saturday that they had used a surface-to-air weapon to shoot down the MQ-9 as it approached their enclave in Yemen’s Saada territory.
The terrorists provided picture of what they claimed was the weapon launch and capture to support their claim. A person may be heard reciting the Houthi phrase as the weapon was fired:” Allahu ali, death to America, dying to Israel, curse the Jews, triumph to Islam”.
The Houthis walking dirt from the alleged drone’s destroyed state were the video’s final scene. Some of the items appeared to have valid serial numbers and had the symbol of Immortals ‘ manufacturer, General Atomics. Without other means, the video’s sincerity could not be established.
The Houthis also claimed on Saturday that they used nuclear missiles to attack a Panama-flagged fuel ship called the Andromeda Star.  ,
The Andromeda Star is believed to be owned by American objectives, but it was recently sold to a Seychelles owner and was reportedly traveling from Russia to India with a cargo of Russian crude.
Russia, China, and Iran have been assured safe passage through the Red Sea while the Houthis launch counterattacks on different ships to force Israel into halting its military assault on Hamas.
A screenshot taken from a video shows the cargo ship” Galaxy Leader,” co-owned by an Israeli company, being hijacked by Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023 ( Houthis Media Center/ Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images ).
U. S. Central Command ( CENTCOM)  , confirmed , the Houthis launched three extra- send nuclear weapons ( ASBMs) into the Red Sea, evidently targeting the , Andromeda Star , and another ship, the Antiqua/Barbados- marked tanker , Maisha.
According to CENTCOM, the Andromeda Star suffered “minor damage” from the attack but was able to “continue its voyage.” A missile landed in the “vicinity” of the Maisha but did not damage the ship. No injuries were reported.
In Sana’a, the Houthi-controlled capital of Oman, Terrorist leader Abdel Malik al-Houthi, he told a crowd of protesters that the rumors that his forces were running low on weapons as a result of U.S. and partnership airstrikes were false. He asserted that the Houthis had demonstrate this by launching a counterterror campaign in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
