US shoots down drone launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen

An American destroyer shot down a drone on Wednesday that was launched from a part of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the US military's Central Command said.

"At approximately 1100 (Sanaa time), while in the South Red Sea, the Arleigh-Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) shot down an Iranian-produced KAS04 unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen," CENTCOM said in a statement on social media platform X. 

It added that while the target was not known, the drone was heading towards the ship. 

There has been a notable drop in attacks on US military assets in the region over the last six days amid a truce between Israel and Hamas.

The announcement comes as the truce is set to expire, with mediators in Doha, Qatar pushing to extend the agreement.