Air strike strikes in Yemen, Saudi Arabia kills 31

Sana, Ta. Sunday 16 February 2020

Saudi Arabia executed major action by striking an air strike in the struggling Yemen on Saturday night, according to Indian time for revenge after its plane crashed. 31 of which are reported to have died. At the same time, tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels have already increased.

According to media reports, Saudi Arabia launched an airstrike in al-Jawf, Yemen's northern province. This is the area where the fighter plane crashed on Friday. However, the Houthi rebels claimed to have supplied the Saudi Arabian aircraft.

At the place where this airstrike was made, crowds of people flocked to see the plane crashing. It is not yet clear, however, whether the victims were Houthi rebels or ordinary citizens of Yemen.

Saudi fighter plane crashes, claims Houthi rebels

A Saudi Arabian fighter plane crashed in a Yemeni conflict on Friday, and the Houthi rebel claimed to have destroyed the plane. However, the claims of the Riyadh-led military organization were rejected.

The plane was tasked with helping Yemeni government forces but it crashed in northern al-Jawaf province, the coalition said. However, the coalition was not given the cause of the accident, when it was not clear whether the pilot managed to save his life.