Yemen says Saudi drone shot down during ‘hostile operation’ over al-Jawf
Yemen’s Armed Forces say they have shot down a Saudi drone over the northern province of al-Jawf while it was carrying out a “hostile operation.”
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, in a post on X on Sunday, warned that the military remains capable of countering any attempt to violate the country’s sovereignty.
“By the grace of God, the armed forces succeeded in shooting down a Turkish-made armed reconnaissance drone ‘Bayraktar Akinci’ belonging to the Saudi enemy while it was carrying out hostile operations in the airspace of Al-Jawf Governorate, and it was downed with an appropriate weapon by the grace of God,” Saree wrote.
“The armed forces affirm that they will confront any attempt to breach the country’s sovereignty and that they possess the capabilities and potential to do so, God willing,” he added.
On Saturday, the Yemeni Armed Forces said they carried out two successful retaliatory strikes against Saudi Aramco oil facilities after Riyadh launched airstrikes on the country’s strategic province of Hudaydah.
The escalation follows Saudi airstrikes on Sana’a International Airport earlier this month to halt humanitarian flights carrying patients and stranded civilians.
In response, Yemeni forces struck Saudi’s Abha International Airport with ballistic missiles and drones.
The armed forces also announced a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia on Monday to end the 12-year Saudi-led siege.
On Saturday, President of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat said the only path to ending the ongoing hostilities and establishing peace is an unconditional halt to Saudi Arabia’s blockade and aggression against the Arab country.
“Should the aggression persist and the siege is not lifted, any dialogue and agreement will be nothing but an illusion and a mirage,” Mashat warned.
He said the Yemeni Armed Forces’ retaliatory operations are a legitimate exercise of the country’s right to self-defense and are carried out in line with the just demands of the Yemeni people.
Mashat also dismissed criticism of Yemen’s naval blockade, which could affect oil shipments to importers of Saudi crude, saying such condemnations would not weaken the resolve of the Yemeni people.
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