Houthis Release Video Claiming to Show Downed Saudi F-15 Fighter as Iran-Backed Rebels Press Their Lightning Advance
The group said it used a locally made air-to-air missile, and Saudi authorities had not confirmed the loss of the jet.
- On Wednesday, Yemen's Houthis claimed they shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib province, stating the aircraft was conducting 'hostile operations.' Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree reported the group used a locally made air-to-air missile.
- The Houthis released a four-minute video purportedly showing the fighter jet being targeted before shifting to nighttime footage of wreckage. The footage displays burned structural components and vertical stabiliser markings consistent with a Saudi aircraft.
- Separately, Saudi Arabia reported that its air defences intercepted a drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered the city's restricted airspace. The coalition confirmed the interception occurred at approximately 6:50 p.m. local time.
- Turki Al-Malki described the alleged drone attempt as a 'terrorist act' and declared the security of the Two Holy Mosques a 'red line.' He cited a 2017 ballistic missile launch as a previous attempt to target Mecca.
- The reported F-15 shootdown and the dispute over the Mecca-bound drone add layers to the rapidly escalating conflict in the Middle East. Houthi forces are intensifying attacks against Saudi targets amid the wider US-Iran war.
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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 …
Several pieces of evidence have emerged in recent hours that confirm that the Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement did indeed shoot down a Saudi F-15 fighter-bomber.
Houthis release video claiming Saudi F-15 jet was shot down over Marib; show wreckage scattered across desert
The Houthis said a locally manufactured air-to-air missile brought down the Saudi fighter jet while it was carrying out what they described as "hostile operations" in the airspace over Marib.
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
Houthis Release Video Of Saudi F-15 Jet Being Shot And Its Wreckage In Flames
The four-minute video shows a compilation of clips starting from the targeting of the jet, which then shifts to nighttime scenes of intense fire and rising smoke on the ground, probably as the immediate aftermath of the crash.
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