This time, the US drone was destroyed by the Houthis' missile attack

International Desk: A US drone crashed in a missile attack by Iran-backed Houthis off the coast of Yemen. In addition, the Houthis attacked two US ships in the Gulf of Aden.

For several months, the Houthis have been attacking merchant ships in areas they control. The Pentagon confirmed that a US MQ-9 Reaper drone was destroyed on Tuesday. News from AFP.

The Houthis downed an MQ-9 drone near Yemen for the second time in recent months, US officials said. Another drone was shot down by the Houthis last year.

Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters, "On February 19, an American MQ-9 drone was shot down off the coast of Yemen's Houthi-controlled area in the Red Sea. "Preliminarily, it was reported that the drone was shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile," Singh said.