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| Two UAE pilots killed as fighter jet crashes in Yemen | Two UAE pilots killed as fighter jet crashes in Yemen |
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| Two Emirati pilots have been killed after their fighter jet crashed in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is battling rebels backed by Iran. | Two Emirati pilots have been killed after their fighter jet crashed in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is battling rebels backed by Iran. |
| The Mirage aircraft crashed at dawn “due to a technical fault”, said a coalition statement published hours after the United Arab Emirates reported one of its jets missing without giving details. | The Mirage aircraft crashed at dawn “due to a technical fault”, said a coalition statement published hours after the United Arab Emirates reported one of its jets missing without giving details. |
| It is the first known case of an Emirati jet from the coalition crashing since the campaign against the rebels began last March. | It is the first known case of an Emirati jet from the coalition crashing since the campaign against the rebels began last March. |
| Coalition warplanes turned their attention towards Yemen’s second city, Aden – home to a growing jihadi presence – for the first time last week. | Coalition warplanes turned their attention towards Yemen’s second city, Aden – home to a growing jihadi presence – for the first time last week. |
| Security officials and witnesses in Aden told AFP that a jet had crashed into a nearby mountain on Monday as aircraft operated in the vicinity, after clashes erupted between Yemeni forces and jihadis. | Security officials and witnesses in Aden told AFP that a jet had crashed into a nearby mountain on Monday as aircraft operated in the vicinity, after clashes erupted between Yemeni forces and jihadis. |
| Islamic State and al-Qaida have taken advantage of the conflict between insurgents and pro-government forces to reinforce their presence in the south, including in Aden. | Islamic State and al-Qaida have taken advantage of the conflict between insurgents and pro-government forces to reinforce their presence in the south, including in Aden. |
| A government official told AFP that a coalition jet had carried out an air raid against the home of a local Isis commander at dawn, killing the target’s 18-year-old son, near the plane crash site. | A government official told AFP that a coalition jet had carried out an air raid against the home of a local Isis commander at dawn, killing the target’s 18-year-old son, near the plane crash site. |
| Apache helicopters were also taking part in the fighting on Monday, security officials said. | Apache helicopters were also taking part in the fighting on Monday, security officials said. |
| “We saw Apache helicopters fire rockets and open machine gun fire at al-Qaida militants” in the al-Mansoura district of Aden, one witness said. | “We saw Apache helicopters fire rockets and open machine gun fire at al-Qaida militants” in the al-Mansoura district of Aden, one witness said. |
| Security sources estimate that about 300 heavily armed al-Qaida fighters are entrenched in al-Mansoura. | Security sources estimate that about 300 heavily armed al-Qaida fighters are entrenched in al-Mansoura. |
| The UAE jet is the third coalition warplane to go down since last March. In December a Bahraini F-16 crashed in Saudi Arabia due to a “technical error”. The pilot was saved and the plane’s wreckage was found. | The UAE jet is the third coalition warplane to go down since last March. In December a Bahraini F-16 crashed in Saudi Arabia due to a “technical error”. The pilot was saved and the plane’s wreckage was found. |
| In May a Moroccan jet crashed in Yemen. Its pilot was later found dead and his body was returned home. The coalition said at the time that the crash had been caused by a technical fault or human error, and denied rebel claims that they had downed the plane. | In May a Moroccan jet crashed in Yemen. Its pilot was later found dead and his body was returned home. The coalition said at the time that the crash had been caused by a technical fault or human error, and denied rebel claims that they had downed the plane. |
| Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which play key roles in the coalition, have suffered the alliance’s heaviest losses in Yemen, with dozens of soldiers killed. | Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which play key roles in the coalition, have suffered the alliance’s heaviest losses in Yemen, with dozens of soldiers killed. |
| In Yemen itself, more than 6,100 people have died, half of them civilians, since the coalition launched its campaign, according to the United Nations. | In Yemen itself, more than 6,100 people have died, half of them civilians, since the coalition launched its campaign, according to the United Nations. |