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Yemen conflict: UAE jet missing on mission against Houthis Yemen conflict: Two UAE pilots killed as jet crashes
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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. Two Emirati pilots were killed when their fighter jet crashed during a mission against Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition has said.
The country's official news agency, WAM, announced the disappearance without giving further details. A coalition statement said the plane had suffered a technical failure.
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 UAE is part of the coalition which has been carrying out air strikes since March 2015 in support of ousted President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.
Some 6,000 people have been killed in the Yemen conflict. It is the first known loss of an Emirati jet in the conflict in which some 6,000 people have been killed.
It is the first known loss of an Emirati jet in the conflict. About half of the deaths have been civilian, the UN says.
Officials have not yet announced the type of jet lost, or whether any pilots were harmed. The plane crashed in a mountainous area near the southern city of Aden, local officials and witnesses said.
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 Saudi-led campaign in Yemen, codenamed 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 coalition campaign and the Houthis over the scale of civilian casualties.