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Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks

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The U.S. has increased its attacks on the Houthis, launching daily strikes since March 15, when President Donald Trump ordered a new, expanded campaign.

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  1. Delaware Public Media

    Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The U.S. has increased its attacks on the Houthis, launching daily strikes since March 15, when President Donald Trump ordered a new, expanded campaign.

  2. CNN

    Houthis’ successful targeting of US drones is hampering Trump’s mission to kill group’s senior leadership (opens CNN)

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    In the month since the US launched a major military campaign targeting the Houthi rebel group in Yemen, the militants have successfully shot down at least seven multi-million-dollar American drones, hindering the US’ ability to move into “phase two” of the operation, multiple US officials familiar w…

  3. Al Jazeera

    Yemen’s Houthi fighters down $200m worth of US drones in under six weeks (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US loses drones in Yemen as rising civilian toll fuels backlash over Trump’s air campaign.

  4. WMUR

    Houthi rebels have shot down 7 U.S. Reaper drones in recent weeks (opens WMUR)

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    Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Houthi rebels have shot down 7 Reaper drones as U.S. continues attack on Yemeni group (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Defense officials say three of the drones were shot down in the past week. This suggests the militants' targeting of the unmanned aircraft flying over Yemen has improved.

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