05aug2015: "Saudi AH64 Apache shotdown by Manpad missile"...

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/08/05 ... ter-Hajjah

An Apache helicopter gunship operated by Saudi military forces has been downed by the Yemeni air defense forces in western Yemen, local media say.

Yemeni media outlets said on Wednesday that the Yemeni army’s air defense forces downed the helicopter with a surface-to-air missile in the district of Harad in the western province of Hajjah.

According Yemen’s al-Masirah satellite television, Saudi Arabia has confirmed the downing of its helicopter in Yemen.

[ehusmann]

Huh? Weren't the Saudis in fact helping the Yemeni government against the Houthi insurgency? So does that make this a 'friendly fire' incident, or are the sides shifting?

Erwin

[FNF Rafale]

Huh? Weren't the Saudis in fact helping the Yemeni government against the Houthi insurgency? So does that make this a 'friendly fire' incident, or are the sides shifting?

Erwin

From the beginning, many armed forces joined the Houtis, mostly Army ones.
The Air force seems to be more loyal to the president, whoever he is
I wrote a paper about it in the French mag Air Combat. In this part of the world, the situation can quickly evoluate.
The friends of today can be your enemies tomorrow....