Houthis claim shootdown of Saudi jet (VIDEO)

Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement used a locally-made surface-to-air missile to down the F-15, the group’s spokesman has said Yemen’s Houthi forces claimed on Wednesday to have shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet, releasing a video of the burning wreckage of the warplane. If verified, the video is the first ever evidence of a Saudi jet downed by Houthi air defenses.In a video statement, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said that the jet was shot down over Yemen’s Marib Governorate using “a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile.” Saree then claimed that Houthi fighters successfully repelled two waves of Saudi F-15s and Eurofighter Typhoon jets that were scrambled to search for the wreckage.Saree did not say when the incident took place, and the Saudi military has not yet confirmed the loss of the jet.Video footage released by the Houthis showed a missile crew locking on to the jet and opening fire. A missile could then be seen impacting the jet, which plunged to the ground in a fireball. It is unclear whether the pilot managed to eject from the burning airplane.Footage from the crash site showed Houthi fighters lifting the tail of the aircraft, which bore the Saudi flag. The militants p...