SHOTLIST SANAA, YEMEN (APRIL 19, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT "HOUTHI PRESS OFFICE" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO ---EDITORIAL USE ONLY) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HOUTHI MILITARY SPOKESMAN, YAHYA SAREE SAYING: “By the grace of Allah Almighty, and in the context of confronting the ongoing American aggression against our country, our air defenses successfully shot down an enemy American MQ-9 aircraft while it was carrying out hostile missions in the skies of Sana'a Governorate.” 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HOUTHI MILITARY SPOKESMAN, YAHYA SAREE SAYING: “The aircraft was downed by a locally made surface-to-air missile, marking the second aircraft our air defenses have shot down within 24 hours and the sixth during the month of April. With this, the total number of aircraft downed since the beginning of the "Promised Conquest and Sacred Jihad" battle has risen to 21.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HOUTHI MILITARY SPOKESMAN, YAHYA SAREE SAYING: “The continuation of airstrikes and the targeting of civilians, their properties, and public and private facilities will not break the will of the faithful and resilient Yemeni people. Instead, it will only strengthen their steadfastness and resolve in supporting the oppressed Palestinian people facing the genocidal war crimes committed by the Zionist enemy against our brothers and sisters in Gaza. This comes in fulfillment of our religious, moral, and humanitarian duty. We will continue our supporting operations until the aggression against Gaza ceases and the siege is lifted.”SANAA, YEMEN (APRIL 19, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT "HOUTHI PRESS OFFICE" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO ---EDITORIAL USE ONLY) The Houthi group announced on Saturday, Apr. 19, that its air defenses had shot down a second US MQ-9 Reaper drone within 24 hours, accusing the aircraft of conducting "hostile activities" over the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Yahya Sare’e, the group’s spokesperson, stated in a release that the drone was targeted with a locally made surface-to-air missile. He said this marked the sixth US drone downed in April alone and the 21st since October 7, 2023. Sare’e reiterated the Houthis' stance, vowing to continue their operations in solidarity with Palestinians until "Israeli aggression on Gaza stops and the blockade is lifted." He warned that US airstrikes and civilian casualties would only strengthen their resolve. The US has not yet commented on the alleged drone shootdown. The announcement follows a US strike late Thursday on Yemen’s Ras Isa port in Al Hudaydah province, which reportedly killed 80 people and wounded 150, according to preliminary figures from the Houthi-run health ministry. Tensions have escalated since mid-March, when US President Donald Trump ordered "decisive and powerful military action" against the Houthis, later threatening to "completely annihilate" the group. Since November 2023, the Houthis have repeatedly attacked ships in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and Gulf of Aden, citing solidarity with Gaza, where over 51,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing offensive. The group briefly paused attacks during a January ceasefire but resumed after Israel renewed strikes on Gaza last month.