2016_Al_Anad_Air_Base_missile_attack

2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack

2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack

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The Al Anad Air Base missile attack was a strike carried out by the pro-Saleh Yemeni Army and Houthi militants with a ballistic missile against a military camp in the Al Anad Air Base that was being used by troops of the Saudi-led coalition, in Lahij Governorate.

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Attack

Yemeni military loyal to and Houthi fighters targeted the Al Anad Air Base with a Tochka ballistic missile, the strike inflicted numerous casualties on the coalition forces including Academi mercenaries.[3] Reports said that there were over 200 casualties[2][1] in the camp, including the new leader of Academi in Yemen US Colonel Nicholas Petros.[3] Military material was allegedly destroyed, including Saudi led coalition Apaches.[citation needed]

Aftermath

Houthi forces launched another attack on Alanad Air Base in 2019 using drones.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    "Use 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. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Yemen's Tochka Attack Kills Blackwater Commander, Saudi Mercenaries". Al Manar TV.
  3. [3]
    "Media Ignores Dozens Of Blackwater Mercenaries Killed In Yemen". Yemen Watch. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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