Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet Shot Down Hours After Mecca Drone Interception
The Houthis released video they say shows the jet wreckage, while Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the loss and the crew’s fate remains unclear.
- On Wednesday, Houthi rebels released video footage purportedly showing a Saudi F-15 fighter jet being shot down over Marib Governate, claiming the aircraft was conducting "hostile operations" when struck by a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile.
- This reported downing coincides with a separate dispute involving an alleged drone attack near Mecca, which Saudi Arabia's military coalition confirmed intercepting on Tuesday before it entered the city's restricted airspace.
- The four-minute video depicts burning wreckage scattered across desert terrain, and CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton, a retired US Air Force colonel, said the tailfin markings were "consistent" with a Saudi Arabian F-15.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the jet supported military operations while accusing Saudi Arabia of carrying out 450 strikes; the group rejected Saudi allegations regarding the Mecca drone as "fabrications and lies."
- If confirmed, the loss would mark only the second time one of these US-built jets has been shot down by hostile fire, adding pressure as the US-Iran war continues to escalate across the region.
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Huthis release video claiming to show downed Saudi F-15 fighter as Iran-backed rebels press their lightning advance
Huthi rebels on Wednesday released video of what they said was a Saudi F-15 fighter jet they shot down over Yemen as the recent lightning advance by the Iran-backed rebels piles further pressure on global energy supplies. According to a Huthi statement, the sophisticated US-built jet “was downed using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile” as it “conducted hostile operations” over Marib Governate in west-central Yemen. Video released by …
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.
Houthis release video claiming to show downed Saudi F-15 fighter as Iran-backed rebels press their lightning advance
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Houthi rebels on Wednesday released video of what they said was a Saudi F-15 fighter jet they shot down over Yemen as the recent lightning advance by the Iran-backed rebels piles further pressure on global energy supplies. According to a Houthi statement, the sophisticated US-built jet “was downed using
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.
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