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2015 Taiz attack
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Missile strike in Yemen
June 2025
December 2015 Taiz missile attack Taiz campaign (2015–present) 400px 14 December 2015 Taiz Governorate, Yemen Houthi tactical victory Yemen Revolutionary Committee
Houthis
Yemen Cabinet of Yemen
Supported by:
Arab Coalition:
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Morocco
Sudan
United States
Academi PMCs Unknown Houthi Commander KSA Col. Abdullah al-Sahian(Head of Saudi Arabian Special Forces in Taiz area)Gulf commanders killed in Yemen attack 14 December 2015 BBC World News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35091675 United Arab Emirates Col. Sultan Mohammed Ali al-KitbiColombia Cmdr. Carlos Nicholas(Academi PMC Colombian Mercenary Unit Brigade Commander) None Yemen 53+ soldiers killedKSA 23 soldiers killedUAE 7 soldiers killed
Morocco 9 soldiers killedSudan 18 soldiers killed
42 Academi PMCs killedUse 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 http://arwarights.org/foreign-mercenaries-file 15 June 2020
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.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0TX0FW20151214 Two top Gulf commanders killed in Yemen rocket strike: sources Reuters 14 December 2015 7 March 2016 Reports said that there were 152 casualtiesGould Joe http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2015/12/14/united-arab-emirates/77289732/ united-arab-emirates Defensenews.com 14 December 2015 2 March 2017 in the camp, including 23 Saudi, 18 Sudanese, 9 Moroccan, and 7 Emirati servicemen reportedly killed.Masi Alessandria 14 December 2015 Saudi Coalition, Houthi Rebels Intensify Attacks In Yemen Ahead Of Proposed Ceasefire International Business Times http://www.ibtimes.com/saudi-coalition-houthi-rebels-intensify-attacks-yemen-ahead-proposed-ceasefire-2223830 https://web.archive.org/web/20161004172106/http://www.ibtimes.com/saudi-coalition-houthi-rebels-intensify-attacks-yemen-ahead-proposed-ceasefire-2223830 4 October 2016 unfit 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.
See also
September 2015 Marib Tochka missile attack
2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack
References
Yemen
Category:Airstrikes during the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Category:Taiz Governorate in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Category:Bombardments of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Category:December 2015 in Yemen
Category:Houthi attacks
Category:Building bombings in Yemen
Category:2015 building bombings
Category:Attacks on military installations in 2015
Category:Attacks on military installations in Yemen
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/09/australian-mercenary-reportedly-killed-yemen-clashes