US officials have just confirmed that the Iranian-backed Houthis shot down another of our $32 million MQ-9 Reaper drones yesterday off the coast of western Yemen. The last time they did this was in November.
Here’s the news:
UPDATE: Initial indications show the Houthi's shot a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone down off the coast of western Yemen on Monday using a surface-to-air missile, a U.S. official tells Fox News. The Houthi's also shot down a $32 million U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone November 8th
— Liz Friden (@Liz_Friden) February 20, 2024
Below is video that was released yesterday from the Houthis showing them shooting it down and the subsequent wreckage:
🚨BREAKING: Yemen's Houthis have just released footage showing the downing of a second U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone as the Red Sea Crisis escalates.
The $30 million American drone was shot down with a $10,000 missile.
Simultaneously, a British cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden met a… pic.twitter.com/vcDa0oTCYr
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) February 19, 2024
This also comes after the Houthis hit another merchant ship yesterday and did enough damage that the crew had to be rescued and taken to port via another ship.
The question remains, when is Biden going to begin taking this threat seriously and stop worrying about Iran???