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Houthis Claim They Shot Down Saudi Apache Helicopter Near Najran
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the group shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near Najran.
He said it was hit while carrying out attacks on Houthi positions in the border area.
Saudi Arabia had not commented at the time of the report, so the claim was not independently confirmed in the information available.
Yemen has been in civil war since the Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa, and other areas in 2014.
A Saudi-led coalition has supported Yemen’s internationally recognised government since 2015.
Clashes between government forces and the Houthis have recently increased, and the Houthis have also claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia using missiles and drones.
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Yemen’s Houthi movement said it had shot down a Saudi Arabian Apache helicopter near Najran.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the helicopter was targeting Houthi forces near the border.
Saudi Arabia had not commented on the claim, according to Milliyet.
The reports did not independently confirm that the helicopter was downed.
- Who
- Yemen’s Houthi movement said its forces shot down the helicopter.
- What
- The Houthis claimed they downed a Saudi Apache helicopter.
- When
- The claim was reported on October 17 and 18, 2026. The incident date was not stated.
- Where
- Near Najran, in the Saudi-Yemeni border area.
- Why
- Saree said the helicopter was carrying out hostile actions against Houthi forces.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
TASS reported the Houthi claim that an Apache helicopter had been downed.
Milliyet reported the claim and said Saudi Arabia had not yet commented.
- Aircraft
- Apache helicopter
- Claiming group
- Yemen’s Houthi movement
- Spokesman
- Yahya Saree
- Reported location
- Near Najran
- TASS publication
- October 17, 2026
- Milliyet publication
- October 18, 2026
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What people are saying
The [Houthi] armed forces managed to take down an Apache helicopter of the Saudi enemy
engaged in hostile actions targeting our forces on the border