SANAA: A Saudi warplane was downed by Yemeni forces in the province of Sanaa early Thursday, media reports said.
According to these reports, the Saudi warplane was shot down by air defense in the city of Bilad al-Rus, in the western part of the province, on Thursday.
Reports also said that the pilot of the Saudi jet has been taken into custody.
Yemeni forces have shot down several Saudi warplanes and drones over the past few months in various parts of the country.
Yemens official Saba news agency said earlier this month that Yemeni army forces shot down a Saudi fighter jet in the Ghamar district of Saada Province.
The fighter jet had reportedly conducted a number of airstrikes against Yemeni forces in the region.
On October 9, Yemeni soldiers supported by popular committees fighters downed a Saudi spy drone in the Kitaf district of Saada. The drone was later identified as a long-endurance Boeing Insitu ScanEagle.
In late May, Yemeni air defense forces took down a Saudi F-16 fighter jet in the Bayt Khayran area of the district of Bani Harith in the northern part of Sanaa.
On May 11 also, Ansarullah fighters brought down a Moroccan fighter jet violating the countrys airspace in the Noshour Valley of Saada.