2015 Taiz attack

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.^[1] 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.^[5]

December 2015 Taiz missile attack
Part of Taiz campaign (2015–present)
Date 14 December 2015 Location Taiz Governorate, Yemen Result Houthi tactical victory
Belligerents
Revolutionary Committee Houthis	Cabinet of Yemen Supported by: Arab Coalition: Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Morocco Sudan United States Academi PMCs
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Houthi Commander	Col. Abdullah al-Sahian †[1] (Head of Saudi Arabian Special Forces in Taiz area)[2] Col. Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi †[1] Cmdr. Carlos Nicholas †[3] (Academi PMC Colombian Mercenary Unit Brigade Commander)
Casualties and losses
None	53+ soldiers killed[4] 23 soldiers killed 7 soldiers killed 9 soldiers killed 18 soldiers killed[5] 42 Academi PMCs killed[3]

See also

• September 2015 Marib Tochka missile attack
• 2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack