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US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson hit by Yemeni missile and drone strike
No doubt the Houthis aimed at the thing. Hitting the target is a separate skill [HodhodYemenNews] The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced that they targeted the USS ‘Carl Vinson’ aircraft carrier for the first time since its arrival, using cruise missiles and drones, as well as hitting the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Yaffa region.Additionally, The Yemeni air defences have shot down an American MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ drone in Sana’a. Number of American MQ-9 drones shot down by Yemen rises to 24 [HodhodYemenNews] The number of US MQ-9 drones shot down by the Yemeni armed forces in Sana’a has risen to 24. The spokesman of Yemen’s armed forces, Yahya Sare’e, declared during a mass rally at Al-Sabeen Square in the capital Sana’a, under the banner “We remain steadfast with Gaza in the face of the American-‘Israeli’ escalation,” that another MQ-9 was shot down over Sana’a Governorate. This is the fifth such incident within three weeks and the twenty-first during the Battle of the Promised Victory and the Holy Jihad in support of Gaza. Meanwhile, four MQ-9 aircraft were shot down during the war waged by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen, alongside multiple reconnaissance UAVs of Chinese and other foreign manufacture. Sare’e has consistently emphasized in his statements that the Yemeni forces used locally manufactured surface-to-air missiles to shoot down all US drones, highlighting the significant advancement of Yemen’s indigenous defense capabilities. Posted by: trailing wife 2025-04-19 |
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