Saudi Arabia's conflict with Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen is getting increasingly dangerous. In fact, the Saudis are growing uncomfortable with the reckless attacks of the Houthis. The rebel group destroyed Saudi Arabia's F-15 fighter jet by launching a missile attack! In support of their claim, they published the video of the burning wreckage of the warplane on social media.
The video was posted on the X handle 'MMY1444'. “With the help and grace of the Creator, the Yemeni armed forces were able to shoot down a Saudi Arabian F-15 warplane,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sari said on social media. The plane was shot down during a hostile operation in support of military operations in the airspace of Marib province.'' While Saudi Arabia accuses the rebel group of incessant attacks on demilitarized zones, it counters that the Middle Eastern country has carried out more than 450 strikes in the past few days of conflict.
It is known that the Saudi F-15 warplane crashed in Marib province. A four-minute video released by the Houthis showed the plane on fire in the dark sky losing control and descending towards the ground. In the next scene, the wreckage of the plane is seen lying in an empty space. It includes the intact part of the tail side of the aircraft. Houthi rebels with modern weapons can be seen standing next to the rubble and cheering.
Meanwhile, the Saudi side has claimed that the Houthis launched a drone attack on Mecca on Tuesday. This is the first time in a decade that the holy pilgrimage site of Muslims has been attacked. However, the drone was destroyed before entering Mecca's airspace. However, they did not provide any specific information on how close the drone came to the city.
However, the Houthis rejected this claim of Saudi. “Our targets were Saudi oil depots and military bases, which are far from Mecca,” Yahya Sari, a military spokesman for Yemen's rebel group, said on Wednesday. He also said, “No one should be misled by the false rumors being spread by the criminal Saudi regime about the attack on Mecca.”