2015 Taiz attack

The December 2015 Taiz missile attack was a strike carried out by the pro-Ali [Abdullah Saleh|Saleh] Yemeni Army and Houthi militants with a Tochka ballistic missile against a military camp that was being used by troops of the Saudi Arabian-led [intervention in Yemen|Saudi-led coalition], south-west of the city of Taiz. The strike inflicted numerous casualties on the coalition forces. Reports said that there were 152 casualties in the camp, including 23 Saudi Arabia|Saudi], 18 Sudanese, 9 Moroccan, and 7 Emirati servicemen reportedly killed. 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.