Yemen's Houthis claim downing U.S. spy drone

STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim downing U.S. spy drone SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Houthi group launching a missile hitting a MQ-9 drone (Courtesy of the Houthi group) STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group said on Friday that it had shot down a "U.S. MQ-9 spy drone" over the Yemeni central province of Marib. "The plane was targeted by a locally made surface-to-air missile, and the video showing scenes will be broadcast later," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. He did not say exactly when the drone was shot down. "This is the fourth plane of the same type that we had shot down since we began our military operations in the Red Sea in support of Gaza," Sarea noted. The U.S. military has yet to respond to the incident. The Houthi rebels, who control several cities in northern Yemen, began last November to launch anti-ship ballistic missiles

Yemen's warring factions conclude large-scale prisoners swap

STORY: Yemen's warring factions conclude large-scale prisoners swap DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a plane landing at Sanaa airport carrying released prisoners on board 2. various of people welcoming released prisoners at the airport 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): EZZEDINE AL-MAGHRBI, Released prisoner 4. various of people welcoming released prisoners at the airport STORYLINE: In a significant step toward resolving the protracted conflict in Yemen, the country's warring factions successfully completed a massive exchange of prisoners on Sunday, with a total of 887 detainees swapped over three consecutive days. Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government, said the third and final batch of the swap took place successfully on Sunday, with the arrival of three simultaneous Red Cross flights at the airport of Sanaa and the airport of Tadween in Marib, central Yemen. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): EZZED