Yemen downs F-18, target USS Truman thwarting attack on Sanaa
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The Yemeni Armed Forces successfully thwarted an American-British attack on the country, shooting down an F-18, forcing the USS Harry Truman to withdraw, and warning of further action to defend Yemen and support Palestine.

EDIT: Another interpretation of the statement suggests they take responsibility for the event by proxy of deterring said aircraft which was then targeted by friendly air defences.

EDIT II: Prev. statements by Houthis suggest they had formulated new tactics to tail fighter craft with drones/missiles a while back so probably more likely that had something to do with it.

Ansarollah have historically followed up with evidence of such claims against UAE/Saudi aircraft of the same generation. They definitely have the capability, but no hard evidence yet.

  • Speaker [e/em/eir]
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    23 hours ago

    I can't tell if it's funnier for the Great Satan to shoot down its own jets or to claim they did to steal credit from Ansar Allah.

    • merthyr1831@lemmy.ml
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      17 hours ago

      the synthesis is even funnier, that the Houthis successfully goaded the Americans into shooting down their own aircraft using the 5D chess tactic of flying their drones really close to planes making a landing approach.

      • o_d [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 hour ago

        Houthis

        They're officially known as Ansar Allah. Hard agree on the 5D chess story being funnier. Ansar Allah used drone swarm. USA is confused. USA used anti-air missile. USA hurt itself in confusion.