Houthis claim they struck a Saudi Typhoon fighter jet over Yemen’s Saada Governorate with a surface-to-air missile, according to spokesman Yahya Saree.
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The Houthis attack Saudi Typhoon fighter jet claim has drawn attention to the ongoing military tensions over Yemen. On October 15, The Times of Russia reported that Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement, Ansar Allah, claimed its forces had struck a Saudi Typhoon fighter aircraft over the Saada Governorate in northwestern Yemen.
According to the group, the Saudi Typhoon fighter jet was targeted in the airspace above the governorate using a surface-to-air missile. However, the statement did not confirm whether the aircraft had crashed.
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Houthis Attack Saudi Typhoon Fighter Jet Over Saada
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced the alleged strike in a statement published on his Telegram channel.
Saree said the aircraft was a Saudi warplane of the Typhoon type that had departed from the al-Taif base. He stated that Houthi forces launched a surface-to-air missile attack against the aircraft while it was flying over the Saada Governorate.
According to the spokesman, the missile hit the plane, although its eventual fate remained uncertain.
Saree suggested that the aircraft could crash, but his statement did not confirm that it had been destroyed or provide further details about its condition.
Yahya Saree Announces the Alleged Missile Strike
The announcement came from the military spokesperson for Ansar Allah, the Yemeni rebel movement commonly known as the Houthis.
In his Telegram statement, Saree said the group’s armed forces had targeted the Saudi aircraft after it took off from the al-Taif base. He maintained that the missile struck the plane over the northwestern Yemeni governorate.
The claim centres on an alleged Houthi military attack in Yemen, involving a Saudi fighter aircraft and a missile launched from the ground. No additional information about the aircraft’s damage or subsequent movements was included in the statement.
Saudi Fighter Jet Incident: What Is Confirmed?
The information available in the announcement is based on the Houthis’ account of the incident. The group claimed that its missile hit the Saudi Typhoon fighter jet over Saada, but the statement did not establish whether the aircraft crashed.
The Times of Russia reports the claim as an announcement by the Houthi movement, with the aircraft’s final status remaining unconfirmed in the information provided.
Further confirmation of the reported strike and the condition of the aircraft was not included in the original announcement.
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