SANAA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi militia said they shot down a "spy" drone of the Saudi-led coalition forces over the Yemeni central province of Marib on Saturday.
"We downed the U.S.-made Scan Eagle drone in Al-Jubah district belonging to the Saudi-led coalition forces," the militia spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
"Afterwards, warplanes of the coalition launched three airstrikes on the wreckage of the drone," the militia spokesman added.
There was no confirmation from the Saudi-led coalition or the Yemeni government.
Last month, the Houthis advanced into Al-Jubah in the south of the province after the government troops retreated and re-stationed on mountains and around the central city of Marib.
The Iran-backed Houthi militia began in February a major offensive on Marib in an attempt to seize control of the oil-rich province, the last northern stronghold of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. Enditem
