Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet Shot Down Hours After Mecca Drone Interception
The Houthis released video and said the jet was hit by a locally made missile, while Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a drone near Mecca.
- On Wednesday, Yemen's Houthi movement claimed it shot down a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 fighter jet over Marib governorate using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile.
- Saudi authorities have not confirmed the aircraft loss, and the claim remains unverified; Houthi-controlled media released footage purportedly showing wreckage including a tail fin bearing serial number 5539.
- Hours earlier on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting a Houthi drone near Mecca, which Houthi officials denied, calling the allegation "fabrications and lies."
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed his forces subsequently repelled formations of Saudi F-15 and Typhoon jets searching for the wreckage, forcing them to withdraw.
- The reported shootdown highlights Houthi air defense capabilities amid regional escalation, while Saudi Arabia operates more than 200 F-15 fighters backed by a $3 billion U.S. sustainment package approved in February 2026.
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Saudi Arabia has not yet given any official comment on the allegations.
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Houthis claim Saudi F-15 kill as Yemen fighting escalates
Yemen's Houthi rebels have released footage they say shows the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter jet, which, if confirmed, would mark the first fighter jet they have shot down. The claim comes as fighting escalates in Yemen, with the Houthis expanding their control around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait and the UN urging both sides to return to negotiations.
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MediafaxThe Houthi rebels claim to have shot down a Saudi Arab F-15 fighter aircraft in Yemen and have published images that they claim to present the wreck. Saudi Arabia has not yet confirmed the incident. Article A Saudi Arab F-15 fighter aircraft would have been shot down in Yemen. The Houthi rebels published the wreck images first appeared on Romania TV.
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