| December 2015 Taiz missile attack | |||||||
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| Part ofTaiz campaign (2015–present) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Unknown Houthi Commander |  Col.Abdullah al-Sahian †[1](Head ofSaudi 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 |
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TheDecember 2015 Taiz missile attack was a strike carried out by the pro-SalehYemeni Army andHouthi militants with aTochka ballistic missile against a military camp that was being used by troops of theSaudi-led coalition, south-west of the city ofTaiz. The strike inflicted numerous casualties on the coalition forces.[1] Reports said that there were 152 casualties[4] in the camp, including 23Saudi, 18Sudanese, 9Moroccan, and 7Emirati 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 theAcademiprivate military company in the missile strike.[5]
