Yemen's Houthis said they downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone over al-Bayda province in southern Yemen. This was announced by the group's military spokesperson, Yahya Saree in a televised statement on Tuesday.

Saree said the drone was targeted with a locally made surface-to-air missile and that videos to support the claim would be released.

The Houthis said last Friday they had downed another U.S. MQ-9 drone over the southeastern province of Maareb.