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Saudi-led military coalition’s Black Hawk Helicopter crashes in Yemen killing 12

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M. M. ALAM

MARIB (YEMEN): A Black Hawk helicopter that was being used by the Saudi-led military coalition (fighting near Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa) crashed here on Tuesday (18th of April, 2017), killing 12 Saudi officers.

This is being reckoned as one of the Yemen War’s deadliest tragedies that Saudi troops met. 

Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen’s war in 2015 in order to roll back the dominant Houthi group and bring  President Abd-Rabu Mansour Hadi back to power.

Coalition spokesman said that they were investigating the cause of the crash. However, Yemeni Defense Ministry insinuated that a friendly fire had brought the heli down.  

It is pertinent to mention here that the crash coincided with the arrival of US Defense Secretary James Mattis in Riyadh to discuss the Yemen War. 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.