沙特领导的联盟发言人、少将图尔基·马利基周日在一份声明中表示，一架侦察型AH-6i直升机因技术故障在沙特阿拉伯纳杰兰地区坠毁，导致两名机组人员死亡。声明补充称，该直升机坠毁在沙特国民警卫队部门管辖的区域。
Saudi-led coalition says helicopter crash in Najran kills two crew members Oct 18 - A reconnaissance AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday. The helicopter crashed in an area under the jurisdiction of the Saudi National Guard Ministry, the statement added.
近年来几周，纳杰兰西南部地区一直受到伊朗支持的胡塞武装袭击，因为联盟与也门武装组织之间的冲突升级，也门冲突成为美国领导的对伊朗战争的另一条战线。
The southwestern area of Najran has been subject to attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis in recent weeks as fighting between the coalition and the Yemen-based militant group escalated, with the Yemen conflict becoming another front in the US-led war with Iran.
胡塞武装军事发言人叶海亚·萨里周六在X平台的一篇帖子中称，该组织在纳杰兰附近击落了一架沙特阿帕奇直升机，当时该直升机正在执行他所说的针对边境胡塞武装阵地的敌对行动。
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a post on X on Saturday that the group had shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near Najran while it was carrying out what he described as hostile activities targeting Houthi positions along the border.
马利基周日在对萨里帖子的评论中配发了一张几架阿帕奇直升机排列的照片，并说道：“你们声称已经击落它，但它很快就会进入战场。”
Al-Maliki commented on Saree's post on Sunday with a photo of several Apaches lined up saying: "You claim to have shot it down, but it will enter the battlefield soon."