The Yemeni Armed Forces say they have prevented several Saudi F-15 fighter jets from entering the airspace over the capital Sana’a, forcing them to leave the area.

“Our Armed Forces managed moments ago to prevent several Saudi F-15 fighter jets from entering the airspace over the capital,” military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said on Wednesday.

He stressed that “the fighter jets were forced to leave the area.”

The development came as Saudi fighter jets launched a series of airstrikes early in the day on the districts of al-Maqatirah and  Shamayatayn in Yemen's southwestern provinces of Lahij and Ta'izz provinces, respectively.

Several areas in the border district of Shada'a in the northwestern province of Sa’ada also came under Saudi artillery fire.

According to the al-Masirah television network, Saudi artillery units also targeted villages in the al-Thabit area of the border district of Qatabir, in the same province.

In March 2015, Saudi Arabia launched a devastating bombing campaign against Yemen to restore a Riyadh-friendly government in Sana'a and imposed a blockade on the impoverished country, triggering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Hundreds of thousands of people have died, but Saudi Arabia has failed to achieve its stated objectives.

Saudi Arabia also imposed a land, air and sea blockade on impoverished Yemen in 2015, following its military intervention in the country.

Yemen’s Armed Forces: Saudi aggression launches 91 airstrikes and missiles in 24 hours

Yemen’s Armed Forces said Saudi-led coalition forces carried out 91 air strikes and missile attacks over the past 24 hours across six governorates, targeting civilian sites and causing casualties among Yemeni civilians.

Saudi Arabia bombed Sana’a International Airport on July 13, after Yemenis decided to break the blockade. The bombardment of the airport prompted a response from the Yemeni Armed Forces.

Yemeni forces then launched a series of military operations, pushing back Saudi-backed Yemeni militias and securing major victories. These included taking control of the historical port city of Mokha and the strategically important coastal area of Kahbub in the south of the Arab country.

The advances significantly boosted the Yemeni Army’s control over the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world’s most important international shipping routes.

Yemeni army forces also recaptured a number of strategic islands from Saudi-backed militias, further consolidating their control over the vital waterway.