Verified video footage has shown the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter jet in Yemen, after Houthi forces released material claiming they had brought the aircraft down.
The video, published by the Houthis, shows debris from the aircraft. The location of the footage has been tracked down through verification work, confirming where the wreckage was filmed.
The supplied material identifies the aircraft as a Saudi fighter jet and describes it as an F-15. It also states that the Houthis claimed responsibility for shooting it down, but does not provide further detail about how the incident occurred.
No additional information has been supplied on the date of the incident, the precise location in Yemen, the condition of any crew, or any response from Saudi authorities.
The latest known position is that the video has been verified as showing the wreckage, while the Houthi claim that they shot down the jet remains the central account included in the available material.
