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Yemeni forces target Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Sa’ada
[PRESSTV] Yemeni air defense forces, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, have reportedly intercepted and shot down an F-15 fighter jet belonging to the Royal Saudi Air Force. An unnamed Yemeni military source told Arabic-language al-Masirah television network that the aircraft was targeted with a surface-to-air missile as it was flying in the skies over the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa’ada on Wednesday. The jet had purportedly taken part in  s against residential neighborhoods in the province.Earlier in the day, Saudi fighter jets targeted a vehicle as it was travelling along a road in the Nihm district of Yemen’s west-central province of Sana'a. Separately, a civilian sustained injuries when a cluster bomb went off in the Maran area of Ḥaydan district in Sa’ada Province. Cluster munitions, which are banned by more than 100 countries, present an enormous danger to civilians. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-22 |
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