The Houthis in Yemen dropped a Saudi plane; 31 were killed in air strikes in response

Iran-backed Shiite insurgents have reported rare success with the Saudi coalition, and this has intensified afterwards. The exacerbation of violence threatens to aggravate the difficult humanitarian situation in the country anyway

The Houthis in Yemen dropped a Saudi plane; 31 were killed in air strikes in response

The Houthi insurgents in Yemen have succeeded in bringing down a Saudi Arabian coalition fighter jet, a rare success of Iranian-backed Shiite forces. In response, coalition planes attacked the area and the United Nations said last Saturday that 31 people were killed in those assaults.

The escalation of violence between the parties threatens to aggravate the already difficult humanitarian crisis in the poor Arab state. Liz Granada, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, condemned the air strikes and said they were "horrendous." This one. It's Horrible".

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Documentation in the background Continuing coalition strikes in Yemen, Krabs Saudi airplane was shot down by Houthi insurgents (Photo: None, official website)

The Houthis reported a string of strikes by the Saudi coalition in al-Joff district, where the "tornado" plane was shot down. According to their television network Al-Musira, among the dead and injured were women and children.

The coalition acknowledged that there may have been "secondary damage" during "rescue and rescue operations." The fate of the aircraft crew is unknown, but the coalition said the insurgents opened fire on the pilots after opening their refuge seat in a "violation of international law." The coalition said the responsibility for the safety of both pilots lies with the "terrorist Houthi militia."

The insurgents have released a record of allegedly launching an "advanced ground-to-air missile" and the background of an aircraft strike at night. The aircraft seemed to go up in flames. "This is a severe blow to the enemy and an indication of the strengthening of Yemen's air defense capabilities," said Houthi spokesman Muhammad 'Abd a-Salam.

Made in Iran

The escalation around the Sana'a-dominated capital, which is advancing on several fronts toward al-Hizm, the capital of al-Joff district. The province is already largely dominated by the Houthis, but its capital remains in the hands of the Saudi-backed government.

The overthrow of the fighter plane is supposed to worry the Saudi coalition, which intervened in the country's war in 2015, and has since enjoyed aerial supremacy over the Houthis, which is gradually improving their arsenal. According to intelligence reports, their weapons, which include ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, are Iranian products, despite Tehran's denials. On Thursday, the United States announced that it had seized control of vessels that smuggled missiles and other military equipment into Yemen, and that it was Iranian-made. By chance, too, Iran denied it.