Houthis claim downing of U.S. drone amid intensified airstrikes

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Tuesday that they successfully shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Marib governorate, even as the U.S. continues a campaign of intense airstrikes targeting the group.

Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, stated in a recorded message that the group’s air defenses used a “suitable locally manufactured missile” to down the drone. Footage circulating on social media appeared…