Yemeni Army Downs Hostile Warplane, Arrests Saudi Pilot
The Yemeni army arrested a Saudi pilot after bringing down a hostile fighter jet in the capital, Sana’a.
According to al-Manar, the Saudi pilot was arrested while staging air raids against people in the area of Bani Ziad, North of Sana’a.
Yemeni army also brought down a Saudi surveillance aircraft over the West of Sana’a on Friday.
According to reports on Friday, the Yemeni forces struck a major blow at Saudi Arabia and its allies, as the US-backed aggression against the steadfast Yemeni people continued for a second day in the cities of Sana’a and Sa’ada.
The Saudi-led coalition jets resumed their attacks in Sana’a and Sa’ada, with Yemeni forces repelling them with anti-aircraft weapons, a Yemeni source said on condition of anonymity.
“They carried out small attacks and returned, now they are under attack,” the source added.
Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes against Yemen early Thursday, one day after the US-backed Yemeni president fled the country.
Riyadh claimed that it has bombed the positions of the Ansarullah fighters and launched attacks against the Sana’a airport and the Dulaimi airbase.
But despite Riyadh’s claims, Saudi warplanes have flattened a number of homes near Sana’a international airport.
At least 25 Yemeni civilians, including children, were killed and tens of other wounded in the Saudi air strike.
Also, 15 more people were killed and injured in a second round of massive attacks by the Saudi Arabian fighter jets in the Northwestern Yemeni city of Sa’ada on Friday.
Yemen’s al-Massira TV reported that the Saudi air force targeted the Yemeni’s civilians who were shopping in a market.
Five Persian Gulf States — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait — backed by the US have declared war on Yemen in a joint statement issued earlier Thursday.
The Saudi aggression has received growing international condemnation as it is pushing the region and the world into an unprecedented fast-growing war as its ISIL mercenaries are on the brink of complete annihilation in Iraq and Syria.
