Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet Shot Down Hours After Mecca Drone Interception
The claim came hours after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Houthi drone near Mecca, and the Houthis said 450 airstrikes hit Yemen this week.
- On Wednesday, Houthi forces claimed they shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib using a surface-to-air missile, though Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the loss of the aircraft.
- Separately, the Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen reported destroying a Houthi drone on Tuesday near Mecca, with spokesperson Gen. Turki Al-Malki citing the intercept as a defense against threats to holy sites.
- Military spokesperson Yahya Saree alleged Houthi forces engaged Saudi jets searching for wreckage, forcing them to withdraw, and accused Riyadh of carrying out more than 450 airstrikes this week across Yemeni provinces.
- Houthi officials dismissed Saudi allegations of an attempted Mecca strike as "fabrications and lies," insisting Yemen poses no threat to holy sites, while the group frequently reports air defense engagements.
- The incident underscores the ongoing conflict as Houthi advances raise regional stakes, with military activity spanning from Bab al-Mandeb to Iraq.
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The Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed to have shot down a Saudi Arabian F-15 fighter jet with a surface-to-air missile over Marib province. Images released by the Houthis show the wreckage of what they believe to be the Saudi aircraft, while Riyadh has yet to issue an official statement regarding the claim.
Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi rebels claimed to have shot down a Saudi Arabian F-15 fighter jet over Marib Province in northeastern Yemen. In a statement on the 16th (local time), Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sari said that while the Saudi fighter jet was conducting hostile operations to assist Yemeni government forces, their manufactured platform
Houthis claim to have taken down Saudi fighter jet as conflict escalates
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed its militia took out a Saudi fighter jet on Wednesday — as Riyadh said it intercepted a drone strike near the Muslim holy city of Mecca in a move that could further threaten stability in the Middle East.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen announced Wednesday that they took down a Saudi fighter aircraft and accused Riyadh of carrying out hundreds of air strikes on their country, AFP reports.
Yemeni Media Published Photos of Downed Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet as War Continues to Rage
Yemen's SABA news agency on Wednesday published what it said were photos of a US-made Saudi F-15SA fighter jet that was shot down by Ansar Allah over the Yemeni province of Marib. So far, the shootdown has yet to be confirmed by US or Saudi sources, but the photos show…
The Yemeni rebels from the Ansar Allah movement announced the interception of two F-15 fighter aircraft of Saudi Arabia using anti-aircraft missiles, said the military representative of the Husite Yahya Saria. Saria declared the successful interception of Saudi aircraft, transferred TASS. The incident occurred in Yemeni Taiz province. According to the representative of the movement, the fighter aircraft flew from the Khamis-Mushite base. "Severa…
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