Single source · Saada, Yemen ·
The Houthis, and outlets and accounts relaying their statement, say they shot down a Saudi drone over Saada governorate, Yemen, in the early hours of 13 October 2026 (about 03:00 UTC). Most reports name it a Wing Loong II, while others say only a Saudi drone, reconnaissance drone or UAV. The claims contain no Saudi confirmation or denial and no independent evidence of the shootdown.
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Verification
Single source: 1 independent source.
Sources disagree on:
- Timing: MenchOsint (X) dates the event to 12 October around 12:00 UTC ('the night before the post'), while the other posts place it around 03:00 UTC on 13 October; the bonzerbarry X post (02:58 UTC) is also reported before the stated occurrence time.
- Attacker field: OSINTWarfare's summary says the Houthis announced the shootdown, but its actor field names the Royal Saudi Air Force as attacker.
- Aircraft type: Tasnim and most outlets say Wing Loong II/Wing Loong 2, while Breakingthenews, Atlas press and the Middle East Eye live blog say a generic 'Saudi drone', Taghrib says 'reconnaissance drone' and Mehr says 'UAV'.
- Headline mismatch: the Middle East Eye item [1] is headlined 'Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis' but its body reports the drone claim.
Sources
- @bonzerbarry (X),
- Breakingthenews.net,
- Middle East Eye,
- Middle East Eye,
- Tasnim News (Telegram),
- Middle East Eye,
- خبرگزاری اطلس,
- @OSINTWarfare (X),
- @MenchOsint (X),
- www.taghribnews.com,
- Mehr News Agency,
- Middle East Eye,
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