Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Kill as Yemen Fighting Escalates

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.

Yemen: Wreckage of downed Saudi fighter jet seen in verified video

BBC Verify tracks down the location of a Houthi video showing the wreckage of an F-15 they claim to have shot down.

Iran-backed Houthis claim they shot down Saudi's F-15 jet with 'locally manufactured missile'; release video

The video shared by Houthi Military Media begins with an electronic graphic showing a missile striking what appears to be a fighter jet