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| Yemen conflict: UAE jet missing on mission against Houthis | Yemen conflict: UAE jet missing on mission against Houthis |
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| The United Arab Emirates has said that one of its warplanes taking part in a mission against Houthi rebels in Yemen is missing. | |
| The country's official news agency, WAM, announced the disappearance without giving further details. | The country's official news agency, WAM, announced the disappearance without giving further details. |
| The Saudi-led coalition of which UAE is a part has been carrying out air strikes since March 2015 in support of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi. | The Saudi-led coalition of which UAE is a part has been carrying out air strikes since March 2015 in support of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi. |
| Some 6,000 people have been killed in the Yemen conflict. | Some 6,000 people have been killed in the Yemen conflict. |
| It is the first known loss of an Emirati jet in the conflict. | It is the first known loss of an Emirati jet in the conflict. |
| Officials have not yet announced the type of jet lost, or whether any pilots were harmed. | Officials have not yet announced the type of jet lost, or whether any pilots were harmed. |
| The UAE Air Force operates both F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighter jets. | The UAE Air Force operates both F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighter jets. |
| In December, a Bahraini F-16 crashed in Saudi Arabia due to a "technical error", while in May a Moroccan warplane came down over Yemen. | In December, a Bahraini F-16 crashed in Saudi Arabia due to a "technical error", while in May a Moroccan warplane came down over Yemen. |
| Both jets were taking part in the Yemen campaign, which has the codename "Operation Restoring Hope". | Both jets were taking part in the Yemen campaign, which has the codename "Operation Restoring Hope". |
| The UN has criticised both the Saudi-led campaign and the Houthis for causing civilian casualties. | The UN has criticised both the Saudi-led campaign and the Houthis for causing civilian casualties. |