Yahia Sarie, a military spokesman for Yemen's Houthi rebels says their air defences downed a US MQ-9 drone over the northern city of Dhamar using a locally developed rocket
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they shot down a US drone over the country's north, as a leading rights group said Wednesday the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis killed at least 47 Yemeni fishermen in bombing attacks on fishing boats last year.
The US military's Central Command said in a statement that it was investigating the Houthi claims that they attacked an unmanned U.S. drone "operating in authorised airspace" over Yemen. The conflict in Yemen began with the 2014 takeover of Sanaa by the Houthis, who drove out the internationally recognised government.
The New York-based group also said that more than 100 Yemeni fishermen are being held in Saudi Arabia, some of whom have been tortured in custody.The rights group said it interviewed "survivors, witnesses, and knowledgeable sources about seven fishing boat attacks: six in 2018 and one in 2016." Civilians died in five attacks carried out by small arms and heavy weapons.
"The naval attacks on Yemeni fishing boats make it clear that the Saudi-led coalition is not only killing civilians through countless illegal airstrikes, but also while conducting operations at sea," said Priyanka Motaparthy, HRW's acting emergencies director.
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