"The warplane was carrying out a raid as part of the [Saudi-led coalition] aggression on Yemen, before the anti-aircraft guns shot it down," Deif al-Shami, a member of the political bureau of the Shiite group, told Anadolu Agency.
"The plane's wreckage is currently in our possession, but there are no information yet about the pilot's fate," he added.
Earlier in the day, the Moroccan army said that a Moroccan F-16 fighter jet which was at the disposal of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen had gone missing.
The army said that the warplane went missing at 6pm local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday.
According to the statement, the pilot of another plane in the same squadron could not see if the pilot had ejected.
The release, however, did not reveal details about the location where the aircraft lost contact, but noted that an investigation had been launched into the incident.
Since late March, Saudi Arabia and several of its Arab allies, including Morocco, have been pounding Houthi positions across Yemen. The North African kingdom has contributed six F-16 fighter jets for the offensive.
Riyadh says its campaign is in response to appeals by Yemen's embattled President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi for military intervention against the Houthis.
The Houthis, meanwhile, denounce the offensive as an unwarranted "Saudi-American aggression" on Yemen.
www.aa.com.tr
11/5/15
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Les Houthis affirment avoir abattu un avion de la coalition, le Maroc perd un F-16 au Yémen....
ReplyDeleteLes Houthis ont affirmé, lundi, avoir abattu un F-16 de la coalition arabe qui mène des raids aériens au Yémen. Les images des débris d'un avion ont été diffusées par la rébellion peu après l'annonce par le Maroc de la perte d'un appareil.
La rébellion chiite des Houthis a affirmé, lundi 11 mai, avoir abattu un avion de la coalition arabe, menée par l'Arabie saoudite, qui est à l'initiative d'une campagne aérienne au Yémen.
"La DCA des tribus a abattu un avion de combat à Wadi Nushur, dans la province de Saada", fief des Houthis dans le nord du Yémen, a rapporté la télévision Al-Massirah de la rébellion, diffusant des images de combattants tribaux rassemblés autour des débris.
Le drapeau marocain apparaît sur un bout d'aile de l'appareil, selon les images de la télévision qui présente l'avion comme un F-16.....france24.com
11/5/15