Yemeni air defenses have shot down yet another US MQ-9 Reaper drone, the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced on Tuesday, as US airstrikes continue to pound Yemen.
“Our air defense shot down a hostile American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of Hajjah Governorate,” said Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree.
According to Saree, Yemeni forces have shot down seven US MQ-9 Reaper drones this month and 22 since October 2023. Each MQ-9 is worth about $30 million, so that means the US has lost $660 million worth of drones over Yemen in about a year and a half.
The US hasn’t confirmed each drone downing, but reports from Jennifer Griffin, a Fox News reporter with sources in the Pentagon, suggest the Houthi number is likely accurate. On April 18, when the Houthis claimed to shoot down the 20th US MQ-9, Griffin said in a post on X that at least 16 US drones had been shot down since October 2023 but cited an unnamed source who said the real number could be as high as 20.
“The US military has carried out 35 straight days of bombing, and yet the Houthis continue to fire missiles to shoot these expensive U.S. assets down and continue to fire ballistic missiles at Israel,” Griffin said.
Saree also claimed attacks on the US aircraft carriers off Yemen, the USS Harry Truman and USS Carl Vinson. “The missile, the UAV, and the naval forces carried out two military operations targeting the US aircraft carriers Truman and Vinson, as well as their affiliated warships in the Red and Arabian Seas, with several cruise missiles and drones,” he said.
US airstrikes were reported in several areas of Yemen on Tuesday, including the northern Saada province and the Red Sea province of Hodeidah. Over the weekend, 12 civilians were reported killed by US airstrikes on the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, which hit several targets, including a crowded market. On Friday, a massive US bombing on a fuel port in Yemen killed 80 people, the deadliest US attack since President Trump launched the bombing campaign on March 15.
The US’s bombing campaign has failed to deter the Houthis, who have vowed that their blockade on Israeli shipping and attacks on Israel would only stop if there were a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli blockade on the territory. “The Yemeni armed forces will not cease supporting and backing the oppressed Palestinian people until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted,” Saree said.
A senior member of Ansar Allah’s political bureau has said the Houthis would stop attacks on US warships if the US stopped bombing Yemen. Trump administration officials have claimed they would stop the airstrikes if the Houthis declared they would stop targeting US ships, but there’s no sign the US is considering the offer since it’s really bombing Yemen for Israel.
Apr 20, 2025 Houthis Blow Up Spy Drone After US' Deadly Strikes On Yemen Kill 80+, MQ-9 Reduced To Ashes
Houthis down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen’s Bani Matar after a deadly American airstrike on Ras Isa oil port killed 70+. The drone turned to ashes, escalating tensions in the Red Sea. This marks the 5th US drone lost in 21 days amid rising fears of wider regional conflict.
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Houthis will help bust the US budget.
The military industrial complex is a major source of income in the US. These terrorists are not hurting the US economy.
The military-industrial complex is a significant driver of industry. It encompasses the network of government agencies, military personnel, and private industrial firms involved in the production of military goods and services. This complex plays a crucial role in the U.S. economy and influences national policy.
The US taxpayer is the sole source of income for the MIC.
Better do your homework.
Every dollar spent in the political sector, including the military-industrial complex, is a dollar taken out of the productive economy, leaving the population less wealthy overall.
It's a borrow and spend downward spiral that has led the US government to borrow money to pay interest on the debt… This syndrome is common among immature teens with their first credit card.
“What goes up?…. Must come down!”
Come in Peace or not at all!!!…. …… …..
Come down the hard way…
Another reason not to attack our ships. Houthis indiscriminately attacked the ships of many nations with no connection to Israel. From October 2023 to March 2024, the Houthis attacked more than 60 vessels in the Red Sea to get this ball rolling.—–All the Houthis have to do is agree to stop targeting ships in international shipping lanes and stop firing missiles into Israel.
“All the Houthis have to do is agree to stop targeting ships in international shipping lanes and stop firing missiles into Israel.”
The US was conducting, and financing the conduct of, operations against the Houthis in Yemen long before the Gaza war broke out. What gives you reason to believe that “all they have to do” is stop doing what they’ve been doing for a year in order for the US to stop doing what it’s been doing for a decade?
Iran is a sworn enemy of the US and we have to counter everything they do all these years, specifically arming, trialing, supporting and funding terrorists. Iran is a State sponsor of terrorism since 1984, and support for terrorist-related activity
The US is the sworn enemy of Iran.
The US sponsored the overthrow of Iran’s “democratic” government and installed a dictator in 1953, and the Iranians weren’t inclined to be very friendly when they finally threw that dictator out of power. But in the 45 years since, the US has done everything in its power to maintain a state of war or near-war with Iran, probably mainly to prop up oil prices so that US shale production can be profitable.
His calendar started in 1984…!
" probably mainly to prop up oil prices" 1. Saudi Arabia production rates control the price of world wide oil pricing since they account for 12% of world wide production. What they have is the ability quickly increase or cut back production.
2. The production oil in the USA from shale is relatively a new thing. It started to get serious around 2010. That 15 years ago, the problem with Iran goes back 45 years.
This is getting ridiculous for Pentagon…!
Two carrier groups, and their vaunted B-2 bombers. Against the Houthinese, whom the MSM insists on boosting up with the "Iran-backed" prefix.
And the USA thinks it could take the Russian Federation, DPRC, even the Islamic Republic of Iran in a straight fight ? F**k off, what an embarrassment Ansar Allah is making out of the US military, and not for the first time this century.
Your lack of understanding of the USA firepower is amazing. The USA is only using a very tiny amount of its conventional fire power on Yemen. You see what the US did to Ras Isa port in just a few minutes with about 20 planes.
Yeah yeah, we hear that all the time. “Oh, if (x) REALLY wanted to” (x being USA, Russian Federation, NATO, ASI) “they could super-duper nuke-o Oblit-er-ate all their enemies in one fell swoop but they TOTALLY won’t just ’cause their model girlfriend who you haven’t met ’cause she goes to a different high school in Canada sed she don’ wan’ ’em to.”
My point remains, the USA who thinks they can fight 1.555 (repeating of course) simultaneous wars against major powers like the RF and DPRC or midweights like the DPRK or IRI, has TWO carrier groups and its best ’80s vintage anti-USSR B-2’s up against a 4th tier regional military most Americans can’t find on a map. And they’re not able to slow Ansar Allah’s efforts in support of Palestine. US is a f**king joke, still riding its long gone Gulf War 1 accolades. Which ITSELF was a tilt against a 3rd tier power.