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reference news reported on september 8according to reports from russia's sputnik news and singapore's lianhe zaobao on september 8, yemen's houthi armed spokesman yahya saraiya said on a program on masirah tv that the organization shot down the eighth us mq-9 reaper drone since october last year in northwestern yemen. the drone was conducting reconnaissance over marib province at the time.

"a us mq-9 drone was shot down while carrying out an enemy mission over marib province, the eighth drone of its type to be shot down in support of the fight and jihad in gaza," sarea said.

sarea said the downing of the drone was a "response to the us and uk aggression against yemen." he did not disclose the exact time when the drone was shot down.

the report said that the us military has not yet made a statement on this. the mq-9 is a reconnaissance and strike drone that can perform reconnaissance and surveillance missions as well as carry missiles to strike ground targets.

after the new round of gaza conflict broke out in october last year, the houthi armed forces used drones and missiles to attack targets in the red sea and the gulf of aden, demanding that israel stop its military operations in the gaza strip. since january this year, the united states and britain have also launched air strikes on houthi armed targets many times.