2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack

June 2023 2016 Alanad Air Base missile attack Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) 400px 31 January 2016 Al Anad Air Base, Lahij Governorate, Yemen Houthi victory Houthis Yemen Supported by: Arab Coalition: Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Sudan United States Academi PMCs US Col. Nicholas Petros(Academi Leader in Yemen) None Saudi ArabiaSudan 200 killed or woundedhttp://arwarights.org/foreign-mercenaries-file Use of Mercenaries by the Saudi-led Coalition to Violate Human Rights in Yemen and Impede the Exercise of the Yemeni People's Right to Self-determination Arabian Right Watch Association 15 June 2020 The Al Anad Air Base missile attack was a strike carried out by the pro-Saleh Yemeni Army and Houthi militants with a ballistic missile against a military camp in the Al Anad Air Base that was being used by troops of the Saudi-led coalition, in Lahij Governorate. Attack Yemeni military loyal to and Houthi fighters targeted the Al Anad Air Base with a Tochka ballistic missile, the strike inflicted numerous casualties on the coalition forces including Academi mercenaries.http://yemenwatch.net/essay.php?id=3096&cid=123&english=0 Media Ignores Dozens Of Blackwater Mercenaries Killed In Yemen Yemen Watch 15 June 2020 Reports said that there were over 200 casualties in the camp, including the new leader of Academi in Yemen US Colonel Nicholas Petros. Military material was allegedly destroyed, including Saudi led coalition Apaches.June 2023 Aftermath Houthi forces launched another attack on Alanad Air Base in 2019 using drones.June 2023 References Yemen Category:Airstrikes during the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Category:Bombardments of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Category:January 2016 in Yemen Category:2016 in Yemen Category:Lahij Governorate in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Category:Airport bombings in Yemen Category:2016 building bombings Category:Attacks on military installations in 2016 Category:Attacks in Asia in 2016 Category:Attacks on air bases in Yemen