In recent weeks Yemen’s Houthi armed group has shot down seven US Reaper drones worth over $200m.
The drones destroyed between 31 March and 22 April mark Washington's most significant material loss.
Three of the drones were destroyed in the past week, suggesting an improvement in the Houthis’ ability to strike high-altitude US aircraft.
The drones were conducting surveillance or attack missions when they crashed.
Since Donald Trump ordered daily strikes against the Houthis on 15 March, dozens of civilians have been reported killed in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen.
Central Command spokesperson, Dave Eastburn, said on Thursday that US forces have hit over 800 targets, however, this claim has not been independently verified.
The US-led campaign against the Houthis has resulted in rising civilian casualties. Airwars, a UK-based monitoring group, estimates that between 27 and 55 civilians were killed in US strikes during March.
Airwars believes that the toll in April is already considerably higher.
The Houthis have primarily targeted Israeli, US, and British ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in protest against Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. The group has stated that the attacks would halt if Israel agreed to a permanent ceasefire.
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