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

Heavy casualties on coalition troops

Belligerents

Yemen
(Revolutionary Committee)

Houthi fighters

Coalition

Commanders and leaders

Unknown Houthi Commander

Colonel Abdullah al-Sahian †(Head of Saudi Arabian Special Forces in Taiz area)

Colonel Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi †(Senior UAE military officer)

Casualties and losses

None

23 Soldiers killed
7 Soldiers killed

9 Soldiers killed

16 or 18 Soldiers killed
42 Blackwater mercenaries(Acc. to Houthis)

Houthi victory

Yemen
(Revolutionary Committee)

Coalition

23 Soldiers killed
7 Soldiers killed

The December 2015 Taiz missile attack was a strike made by the pro-Saleh Yemeni Army and the Houthis with a ballistic , 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, 150 casualties were reported. That figure includes 23 Saudi, 16-18 Sudanese, 9 Moroccan and 7 Emirati servicemen reported killed in the attack. Houthi militants also claim to have killed at least 42 mercenaries of the Blackwater Private military company in the missile strike.

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