Conflict: | December 2015 Taiz missile attack |
Partof: | Taiz campaign (2015–present) |
Width: | 400px |
Date: | 14 December 2015 |
Place: | Taiz Governorate, Yemen |
Result: | Houthi tactical victory |
Combatant1: | Revolutionary Committee |
Combatant2: | Cabinet of Yemen Supported by: Arab Coalition |
Commander1: | Unknown Houthi Commander |
Commander2: | Col. Abdullah al-Sahian (Head of Saudi Arabian Special Forces in Taiz area)[1] Col. Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi Cmdr. Carlos Nicholas (Academi PMC Colombian Mercenary Unit Brigade Commander) |
Casualties1: | None |
Casualties2: | 53+ soldiers killed 23 soldiers killed 7 soldiers killed 9 soldiers killed 18 soldiers killed 42 Academi PMCs killed[2] |
The December 2015 Taiz missile attack was a strike carried out by the pro-Saleh Yemeni Army and Houthi militants with a Tochka ballistic missile against a military camp that was being used by troops of the Saudi-led coalition, south-west of the city of Taiz. The strike inflicted numerous casualties on the coalition forces.[3] Reports said that there were 152 casualties[4] in the camp, including 23 Saudi, 18 Sudanese, 9 Moroccan, and 7 Emirati servicemen reportedly killed.[5] Large amounts of military material were destroyed, including vehicles and air-defense systems. In addition, Houthi militants claimed to have killed at least 40 mercenaries of the Academi private military company in the missile strike.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/09/australian-mercenary-reportedly-killed-yemen-clashes