Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet Shot Down Hours After Mecca Drone Interception
The Houthis said the jet was hit by a locally made missile as Saudi Arabia reported intercepting a drone near Mecca.
- 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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Houthis claim Saudi F-15 shootdown over Yemen as Mecca drone row escalates
Yemen's Houthi movement said on September 16, 2026, that it shot down a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 over Marib Governorate. Saudi authorities had not commented on the claim as of publication. Houthis claim locally made missile brought down F-15 Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement carried by the group's al-Masirah television
Yemen's Houthi rebels have said they shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet, using a locally-made missile, foreign news agencies reported. Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen's internationally recognized government in its fight against the Houthi rebels, has not yet commented on the claim of shooting down the fighter jet.
Yemen's Houthis say shot down Saudi fighter jet
SANAA — Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday said they shot down a Saudi fighter jet, claiming a locally made munition was used to target the warplane. "The Yemeni Armed Forces, with Allah's aid and grace, succeeded in shooting down a Saudi F15 fighter jet while it was carrying out hostile operations in support of its military mobilisations in the airspace of Marib province," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on social media, while accusing Sau…
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi rebels shot down a Saudi Arabian F-15 fighter jet over Marib Province in northeastern Yemen on the 16th...
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said on Monday they had shot down a Saudi fighter jet, accusing Riyadh of carrying out hundreds of airstrikes on Yemeni territory, AFP reported, BTA reported. The anti-government fighters managed to "shoot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet with a locally-made surface-to-air missile while it was carrying out hostile operations ... in the airspace of Marib province," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sari said. Earlier,…
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