Houthis downed Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib, Yemen, terror group spox. claims
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group struck a Royal Saudi Air Force jet and rejected accusations that the terror group targeted Islam’s holiest city.
Yemen's Houthi group claimed to have downed an F-15 jet from the Royal Saudi Air Force over Marib Governorate, according to their military spokesman Yahya Saree. The group attributed the incident to a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile. Saree did not specify the exact time of the event, but he reported that Saudi jets had conducted over 450 airstrikes that week.
He also stated that the Houthi forces repelled two formations of Saudi F-15s and Typhoon fighter jets searching for the claimed wreckage using the same locally-made SAMs. Saree denied allegations that the group targeted Mecca in a drone strike, emphasizing that their operations focus on oil facilities and military bases, and not on holy sites.
This claim comes in response to the Saudi-led coalition's statement that the Yemeni Houthi forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the group on Tuesday, before it entered prohibited airspace over Mecca.
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