Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Shoot Down US Drone

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone Wednesday, a defense official confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The Houthis claimed that the drone had entered Yemeni airspace and that their air defenses intercepted it, The Associated Press reported. The Pentagon is still analyzing the episode to determine whether the U.S. asset was actually within Yemen’s airspace, a U.S. official told the outlet on condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet public.

“We can confirm that a U.S. military MQ-9 remotely-piloted aircraft was shot down...