December 2015 Taiz missile attack

December 2015 Taiz missile attack Part of Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Date 14 December 2015 Location Taiz Governorate, Yemen Result Houthi victory Missile hits the target, heavy casualties on coalition troops Belligerents Yemen (Revolutionary Committee) Houthi fighters Coalition  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Morocco  Sudan Blackwater mercenaries Yemeni Army (pro-Hadi) Commanders and leaders Unknown Houthi Commander Colonel Abdullah al-Sahian †[1] (Head of Special Forces in Taiz area)[2] Officer Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi †[1] Casualties and losses None Around 150 Coalition troops Killed (23 Saudi, 7 UAE, 9 Moroccan, 16 or 18 Sudanese) 42 Blackwater mercenaries(Acc. to Houthis)

The December 2015 Taiz missile attack was a strike made by the pro-Saleh Yemeni Army and the Houthis with a 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 tens of casualties on coalition ranks.^[1] 150 casualties were reported. That figure includes 23 Saudi, 16 or 18 Sudanese, 9 Moroccan and 7 emirati servicemen reported killed in the attack.^[3] Houthi militants also claim to have killed at least 42 mercenaries of the Blackwater company in the missile strike.^[3]

References

1. "Two top Gulf commanders killed in Yemen rocket strike: sources". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
3. "Saudi Coalition, Houthi Rebels Intensify Attacks In Yemen Ahead Of Proposed Ceasefire". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 March 2016.