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Houthis Claim Downing of Chinese Wing Loong II Drone Near Mocha
- •Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have shot down a Chinese-made Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone belonging to Saudi Arabia over Mocha in Taiz Governorate.
- •Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree stated the drone was targeted with "appropriate weaponry" while on "hostile missions."
- •The Wing Loong II UAV is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) drone designed and manufactured by China's Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
- •G7 Foreign Ministers condemned continued Houthi strikes in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia, calling on Iran to cease arming and supporting the rebel groups.
- •The G7 statement highlighted the threat posed by the situation in Yemen to regional stability, global energy security, and maritime security in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed to have shot down a Chinese 'Wing Loong II' armed reconnaissance drone allegedly belonging to Saudi Arabia while it was carrying out hostile missions over Mocha in Taiz Governorate. The drone was targeted using appropriate weaponry.
The G7 Foreign Ministers strongly condemned continued Houthi strikes in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia, stating that the attacks threaten regional stability, global energy security, and navigational rights in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait. They also called on Iran to immediately end its arming of and support for the Houthi rebels.
In response to what they described as Saudi attempts to target Sana'a, Houthi forces carried out military operations using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones that targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh as well as Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
