Moroccan Warplane Goes Missing over Yemen

(FNA)- A Moroccan F-16 warplane taking part in the Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen went missing, the African country's air force announced in a statement.

"One of the F-16s of the Royal Armed Force (FAR) that was sent to operate under the Saudi-led coalition went missing on Sunday at 6 p.m. local time," the statement cited by the Moroccan state news agency said.

"The pilot of a second jet in the same squadron could not see if the pilot had ejected," it said. An investigation is under way, it added.

Morocco has sent half dozen F-16 warplanes to take part in the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen.

Saudi Arabia launched its bombing campaign against Yemen on March 26 in an attempt to restore power to fugitive President Mansour Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.

Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.

Despite Riyadh's claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.

The Monarchy's attacks have so far claimed the lives of at least 3,612 civilians, mostly women and children.