也门胡塞武装周六声称，在沙特阿拉伯南部纳杰兰地区上空击落了一架沙特阿帕奇军用直升机，当时该直升机正在针对胡塞武装阵地进行打击。
Yemen's Houthi group claimed Saturday that it shot down a Saudi Apache military helicopter near the Najran region in southern Saudi Arabia while it was targeting Houthi positions.
在胡塞武装运营的也门萨巴新闻机构版本中发布的声明中，该组织军事发言人叶海亚·萨里称，胡塞武装部队在直升机执行所谓“敌对行动”、针对其边境阵地时将其击落。沙特官员目前尚未对萨里的言论作出即时回应。
In a statement carried by the Houthi-run version of Yemen's Saba news agency, the group's military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, claimed that Houthi forces shot down the helicopter while it was carrying out "hostile operations" against their positions along the border. There was no immediate comment from Saudi officials on Saree's remarks.
该声明是在也门持续军事升级以及胡塞武装自七月以来对沙特阿拉伯的袭击背景下作出的，包括对王国内民用航空设施和能源基础设施的袭击。
The claim came amid continued military escalation in Yemen and strikes by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia since July, including attacks on civilian aviation facilities and energy infrastructure inside the kingdom.
自2014年胡塞武装夺取萨那及多个省份以来，也门一直陷入冲突，这促使沙特领导的联盟在第二年介入，以支持国际公认的政府。最新的战斗始于七月，就在2022年停火协议破裂之后。
Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since the Houthis seized Sanaa and several provinces in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene the following year in support of the internationally recognized government. The latest fighting began in July, following the breakdown of a 2022 truce.