Army seizes drone spare parts in Jawf, shoots down another in Serwah

English - Saturday 29 December 2018 الساعة 05:15 pm
Mairb -al-Jawf – NewsYemen.net

A military source confirmed that the 203rd Brigade in Serwah district in Marib province managed to shoot down a Houthi drone equipped with a camera and explosive devices.

Earlier, a security source in al-Jawf province said that a security checkpoint managed to seize drone spare parts in more than fifty cartoons in a van.

The spare parts were covered with various foodstuffs, electrical and electronic equipment to camouflage the cargo, the source said.

The shipment spare parts were coming through a border crossing between Yemen and Oman, the source said.

He explained that the van passed Hadramout desert to al-Jawf desert, passing several areas to reach one of the security points in the al-Hazm area.

According to Brigadier General Salim al-Sayeghi, director general of the provincial police in an official statement said, the shipment is ready-made parts to set up, including wireless communication devices.