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Houthis release video claiming to show downed Saudi F-15 fighter as Iran-backed rebels press their lightning advance

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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Houthi rebels on Wednesday released video of what they said was a Saudi F-15 fighter jet they shot down over Yemen as the recent lightning advance by the Iran-backed rebels piles further pressure on global energy supplies.

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  1. Wall Street Journal

    Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim Shooting Down Saudi F-15 Jet Fighter (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The claimed downing of the Saudi jet comes as the kingdom is squeezed by the Iran-backed rebels’ advance and attacks targeting its oil industry.

  2. KRDO

    Houthis release video claiming to show downed Saudi F-15 fighter as Iran-backed rebels press their lightning advance (opens KRDO)

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    By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Houthi rebels on Wednesday released video of what they said was a Saudi F-15 fighter jet they shot down over Yemen as the recent lightning advance by the Iran-backed rebels piles further pressure on global energy supplies.

  3. BBC News

    Verified video shows wreckage of Saudi fighter jet shot down over Yemen (opens BBC News)

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    BBC Verify tracks down the location of a Houthi video showing the wreckage of an F-15 they claim to have shot down.

  4. France 24

    Houthis claim Saudi F-15 kill as Yemen fighting escalates (opens France 24)

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    Yemen's Houthi rebels have released footage they say shows the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter jet, which, if confirmed, would mark the first fighter jet they have shot down. The claim comes as fighting escalates in Yemen, with the Houthis expanding their control around the strategic Bab al-Mandab …

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