“The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman withdrew from its previous location to the northern Red Sea after being targeted,” Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a statement on Sunday.
He explained that the special operation was carried out with eight cruise missiles and 17 drones.
“The operation led to the downing of an F-18 aircraft while the destroyers attempted to intercept the Yemeni drones and missiles,” Saree said.
Earlier in the day, the US military confirmed that two US Navy pilots aboard a F/A-18 jet were shot down over the Red Sea. However, it said the shootdown was the result of a “friendly fire".
“The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18,” Central Command said in a statement.
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