in Yemen, due to mechanical failure, and the two pilots were killed, announced the arab coalition conducting operations against the shia rebels Hootie in this country.
“Two pilots from the UAE fell as witnesses when the aircraft of the type Mirage crashed (today) in the morning because of a technical failure” announced by the administration of the coalition, which is led by Saudi Arabia, in a press release issued in Riyadh.
The UAE had announced earlier that they had lost contact with a fighter in Yemen where involved in air strikes against the shia rebels, who are accused of having relations with Iran.
In a communication, the headquarters of the armed forces of the Emirates stated that the aircraft “participated in military operations in Yemen within the coalition in Saudi Arabia”.
This is the first time that the Emirates shall communicate to such a loss.
Sources from the security services of Yemen and eyewitnesses confirmed that an aircraft of the arab coalition crashed early today in the mountains of Aden, in the southern part of Yemen, without being able to determine whether it belonged or not to the air force of the Emirates.
According to the same sources fighter planes carried out flights in the morning over the city of Aden, where an operation against the jihadists is ongoing since Friday.
In addition, attack helicopters type Apache στοχοθÎτησαν positions controlled by the militants of Al-Qaeda in the district of Al ΜανσοÏÏα, according to eyewitnesses.
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Crashed fighter jet in Yemen: Dead and two operators…
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