Yemeni Army Destroys Saudi Arabia's Spying Aircraft, Military Vehicle in Najran Province

Rasa - The Yemeni army and popular forces continued inflicting heavy losses on the Saudi Army in the Southern parts of the kingdom, and destroyed a military vehicle and a reconnaissance aircraft in Najran province.

News ID: 423618

Date: 17 September 2016 - 17:11

RNA - Saudi Arabia's spying drone was downed by the Yemeni forces in the sky over al-Talah and Zalam region in Najran province.

The Saudi army used the reconnaissance aircraft for gathering intelligence on the Yemeni forces' military positions and command centers.

The incident came as Saudi Arabia continues air raids on the civilian population across the impoverished nation.

On Thursday, military sources disclosed that the Yemeni army has fired several missiles and artillery shells at strategic military positions of Saudi Arabia in the Southern parts of the kingdom.

"Saudi Arabia's al-Dokhan and al-Soudaneh military centers in al-Khoba region in Jizan province came under heavy missile and artillery attacks by the Yemeni forces, sustaining heavy losses," a military source said.

On Tuesday, the Yemeni army fired a Qaher-I ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia's Khaled bin Abdel Aziz airbase in Assir province.

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