Saudi-led coalition's drone shot down: Sanaa Armed Forces
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The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, that the Yemeni air defenses managed to shoot down a Saudi Chinese-made Wing Loong 2 drone.
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![Spokesperson for the Houthi-supported Yemeni army, Brigadier Yahya Saree on 14 September 2019 [AFP]](https://media-en.almayadeen.net/archive/image/2023/3/19/1065bf4d-feb2-41bf-a5dc-2326ac8fd13b.jpeg)
Spokesperson for the Houthi-supported Yemeni army, Brigadier Yahya Saree on 14 September 2019 [AFP]
In a press conference, the Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, that the Yemeni air defenses managed to shoot down a Chinese-made Wing Loong 2 spy plane belonging to the aggression coalition after it violated Yemeni airspace.
2-The armed forces reaffirm their readiness to confront any attempts to violate Yemeni sovereignty or any aggression by the aggression coalition.
— Yahya Sare'e (@Yahya_Saree) March 21, 2023
Saree announced that the operation, which took place in Al-Jawf Governorate, "was carried out with a locally engineered surface-to-air missile."
He stressed that the armed forces are "ready and present to confront any attempts to breach Yemeni sovereignty or any aggression by the coalition."
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