The U.S. military confirmed that a military aircraft crashed in Djibouti.

On the 11th, the U.S. Army Africa Command confirmed on social media that a military aircraft crashed near an airport in Djibouti on the 9th. The U.S. Army Africa Command stated that the incident is still under investigation, and there have been no reports of casualties or property damage at this time. Preliminary indications show no evidence of external interference leading to the crash. Other media reports claim that an MQ-9 drone crashed in Djibouti on the 9th. Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa, faces Yemen across the sea at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, commanding the vital choke point of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.