The US president did not specify whether the jets were lost by either of the two countries or whether he was referring to combined losses by both sides

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that up to five fighter jets were shot down during the recent military flare-up between India and Pakistan, which erupted after an April militant attack in...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday up to five jets were shot down during recent India-Pakistan hostilities that began after an April Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir, with the situation calming after a ceasefire in May. Trump, who made his remarks at a dinner with some Republican U.S. lawmakers at the White House, did not specify which side's jets he was referring to. Pakistan claimed it downed five Indian planes in air-to-air combat.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that approximately four to five jets were shot down during the recent hostilities between India and Pakistan in May. The President did not specify whether these jets belonged to the Indian or Pakistani forces. Trump stated, "In fact, planes were being shot out of the air. Five, five, four or five, but I think five jets were shot down actually". This claim comes amidst his repeated assertions of mediating a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed countries, citing trade as a point of leverage in the discussions. However, further details regarding the mediation or the specific engagement of jets remain undisclosed.

The US President, who made the remarks at a dinner with some Republican lawmakers, did not specify whether the jets belonged to India or Pakistan.