US denies Houthis allegations of shooting down drone‏

U.S. Central Command said “all U.S. military assets have been accounted for,” contradicting a Houthi spokesman who claimed his group downed an AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma drone, Associated Press reported.

 Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they shot down a U.S.-made drone over the Yemen’s northern border with Saudi Arabia. The U.S. military said later on Monday that no American aircraft had been lost.

A Houthi military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Yehia Sarie, said in a statement that their air defenses downed the drone on Sunday over the district of Harad in Yemen’s northern Hajjah province. He said it was an AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma drone.