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December 2015 Taiz missile attack

December 2015 Taiz missile attack

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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]

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  1. "Two top Gulf commanders killed in Yemen rocket strike: sources". Reuters. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. "Gulf commanders killed in Yemen attack". BBC World News. 14 December 2015.
  3. Gould, Joe (14 December 2015). "united-arab-emirates". Defensenews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. Masi, Alessandria (14 December 2015). "Saudi Coalition, Houthi Rebels Intensify Attacks In Yemen Ahead Of Proposed Ceasefire". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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