Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet Shot Down Hours After Mecca Drone Interception
The group said the jet was hit with a locally made missile, and Saudi authorities did not immediately confirm the loss.
- 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 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 Houthi pro-Iran rebels in Yemen said on Wednesday that they took down a Saudi fighter aircraft, accusing Riyadh of carrying out hundreds of air strikes on their country, reports AFP.
Yemeni Houthi rebels have published footage showing the wreckage of an F-15SA fighter shot down in the skies over Yemen's Marib province. Using a certain air defense system with a thermal imaging guidance channel, the Saudi fighter was escorted
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