The Yemeni Armed Forces, aligned with the Houthi movement, announced Tuesday evening that they shot down a Saudi RSAF Wing Loong II drone over central Yemen's Al-Bayda province earlier today. The claim has not been independently verified.
The Yemeni Armed Forces, the military wing of the Houthi movement, announced Tuesday evening that they had shot down an RSAF Wing Loong II drone over central Yemen's Al-Bayda province. The Houthis have made multiple claims of downing Saudi and coalition drones in recent years, including a similar claim earlier this evening regarding an intercepted Saudi drone. The current claim remains unverified by independent sources, and no visual evidence has been released. The drone type, Wing Loong II, is a Chinese-made unmanned combat aerial vehicle operated by the Saudi Air Force. The announcement adds to a pattern of Houthi air-defense operations against coalition aircraft amid the ongoing Yemen conflict.
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