Yemeni Forces Shoot Down Saudi Reconnaissance Drone in Hajjah

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Yemeni army and Popular Committees successfully targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition that was flying in the skies over the Hiran district of Hajjah province Saturday evening.

News ID: 79446

Date: 01 December 2019 - 13:12

The Ansarullah forces announced on Saturday that they have shot down an unmanned drone over northern Yemen just a day after announcing the shoot down of another Saudi aircraft the day before, Yemen’s army spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree said on Saturday.

“Yemeni air defenses were able to shoot down a Chinese-made Wing Loong fighter reconnaissance aircraft in the Hiran district of Hajjah province this evening during hostilities”, Saree said in a post on Twitter.

The General added that the operation was caught on tape and that the footage will be published shortly.

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