{"id":211385,"date":"2020-08-03T07:35:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T07:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=211385"},"modified":"2020-08-05T05:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T05:30:09","slug":"american-drone-operated-by-saudi-led-coalition-shot-down-by-yemens-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=211385","title":{"rendered":"American drone operated by Saudi-led coalition shot down by Yemen\u2019s army"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV \u2013 Aug 2, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Yemeni forces with downed US made drone. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

An American drone operated by the Saudi-led coalition has been shot down by Yemen\u2019s army over\u00a0the northern\u00a0province of Hajjah.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General\u00a0Yahya Saree, said on Sunday afternoon that air defense forces had\u00a0targeted the AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma\u00a0drone with a proper missile as it was hovering over the Harad district close to the border with Saudi Arabia\u2019s Jizan region.<\/span><\/p>\n

The American aircraft is a small and hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle. It can be equipped with an electro-optical infrared camera and is primarily used for surveillance and intelligence gathering purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Later in the day, Saudi-led military aircraft launched four airstrikes against several areas in Ajasher desert in Yemen\u2019s northern province of Jawf.<\/span><\/p>\n

The warplanes also pounded Emarat area in the Kitaf wa al-Boqe\u2019e district of the northwestern mountainous province of Sa\u2019ada on three occasions.<\/span><\/p>\n

No casualties have been reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elsewhere, dozens of militiamen loyal to Yemen\u2019s former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and patronized by Riyadh were killed or injured in a counteroffensive by Yemeni allies in Najran, southwestern Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Yemeni military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said mercenaries fighting for Saudi Arabia mounted a multi-pronged attack in Sawh\u00a0area of the region but were confronted by Yemeni troops in hours-long fierce battles.<\/span><\/p>\n

In March 2015, Saudi Arabia embarked on a bloody campaign against Yemen with the declared aim of putting Hadi back into the seat of power, and eliminate the Houthi Ansarullah movement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Riyadh has not been alone in the campaign. It has been flanked by regional allies and enjoys arms supplies from its Western backers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over 100,000 people have been killed. That is according to some semi-official figures.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Saudi regime has failed to fulfill the objective of its deadly campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

The war has also destroyed and shut down\u00a0Yemen\u2019s infrastructure. The Yemeni population has\u00a0been subjected to large-scale hunger and\u00a0diseases aggravated by the naval blockade\u00a0imposed on the country by the coalition of aggressors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

Yemen army says shot down US QR-20 spy drone near S Arabia\u2019s border<\/h2>\n

YouTube \u2013 Aug 2, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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