Yemen's armed forces say they downed Saudi-operated Turkish-made drone over Taiz

Yemen's armed forces announced on Sunday that they had downed an armed reconnaissance drone over Taiz province, according to a statement by the group's spokesman, Yahya Saree.

Saree identified the aircraft as a Turkish-made Bayraktar Akinci drone belonging to Saudi Arabia. He said the drone was targeted and brought down with an appropriate weapon while it was carrying out a mission in the skies over Taiz province. He did not specify the type of weapon used or the exact time of the incident.

The Bayraktar Akinci is a Turkish-produced unmanned aerial vehicle. Saudi Arabia has not publicly commented on the claim, and the report did not include any independent confirmation of the downing.

Taiz province has been a site of ongoing military activity in Yemen's conflict. The Yemeni armed forces spokesman has previously issued statements about operations against aircraft and other targets in Yemeni airspace.

According to Mehr News, the announcement was made by the spokesman for Yemen's armed forces, who said the drone was targeted while operating over Taiz.