The escalation of the situation in the Middle East: highlights of the week September 6 - 12, 2024

️ The escalation of the situation in the Middle East: highlights of the week September 6 - 12, 2024 ▪️In the Red Sea region, the Houthis shot down two U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones over Marib and Saada provinces. Thus, since the beginning of the escalation, Ansar Allah fighters have already destroyed nine UAVs of this type since October 7, 2023. ▪️Meanwhile, coalition forces neutralized about ten Houthi drones and one uncrewed boat during the week. According to U.S. Central Command, they posed a threat to both warships and merchant vessels. ▪️U.S. aircraft also attacked Houthi targets in Yemeni territory under their control. Launchers near the small settlement of Maqbanah came under fire, among others. ▪️Simultaneously, the U.S. Air Force launched two strikes on a school in the village of Al Janadiyah in Yemen’s Taiz province. The raid killed two people and injured at least five residents. ▪️In Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province, a US drone attacked a car on the Al-Suqqariya - Al-Bukamal ... Source: Rybar in English