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Sanaa: The death toll from the recent US airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, has risen to three, with several others injured, according to medical sources and health authorities reported by Xinhua.
The airstrikes targeted the Al-Nahdayn area late Wednesday night, impacting a region surrounded by densely populated residential neighborhoods. Shrapnel from the strikes damaged numerous homes and shattered windows, resulting in three fatalities among local residents. Several injured civilians have been transported to hospitals for treatment.
This marks the latest series of US airstrikes on northern Yemen since the US military resumed operations against the Houthi group on March 15, aiming to prevent the group from targeting Israel and US warships in the northern Red Sea.
In addition to Sanaa, airstrikes also hit various locations in other northern regions late Wednesday, including the port city of Hodeidah and the Island of Kamaran, though no casualties have been reported from those areas yet. The US military has not yet commented on the airstrikes, according to Xinhua.
Earlier on April 9, the Houthi group claimed that they shot down another US MQ-9 drone, marking the 18th drone downed since the onset of the war in Gaza. The group’s spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, stated during a televised address on Houthi-run al-Masirah TV that their air defenses successfully intercepted the UAV over Al-Jawf province using a locally produced surface-to-air missile.
Sarea noted that this drone is the 18th downed since the Houthis began targeting Israeli interests to express solidarity with the Palestinians shortly after the war in Gaza erupted on October 7, 2023. The last reported MQ-9 drone shootdown occurred over the port city of Hodeidah.
The presence of this type of drone has become familiar to many Yemenis, as it has been frequently observed over northern Yemeni provinces since October 2023. The Houthis, who control a significant portion of northern Yemen, have been regularly launching rocket and drone attacks against Israel and disrupting “Israeli-linked” shipping in the Red Sea since November 2023, as part of their support for Palestinians in the ongoing conflict.
