Sanaa shoots down two Coalition’s drone planes

SANAA, Feb. 25 (YPA) – Yemeni army forces announced on Friday that the air defences shot down two spy reconnaissance planes belongings to Saudi-led coalition forces in Marib and Jawf provinces.

In a brief statement , The Army spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Sarie, affirmed the air defenses were be able to down a US “ScanEagle” spy drone, operating by the Saudi Air Forces, while it was carrying out hostile actions over the airspace of al-Jubah district on Friday.

He confirmed that the plane was shot down with a suitable weapon, without giving further details.

A few hours ago, the military spokesmen confirmed that the air defenses managed to bring down an American MQ9 military drone, while it was carrying out hostile actions over the airspace of Jawf province.

He said the drone was down by a locally-made surface-to-air missile, which has not yet been revealed to the public.

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