2016 Alanad Air Base missile attack
Part of Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
Date31 January 2016
Location
Al Anad Air Base, Lahij Governorate, Yemen
Result Houthi victory
Belligerents

Yemen Revolutionary Committee

Yemen Cabinet of Yemen
Supported by:
Arab Coalition:

Commanders and leaders
Unknown Houthi Commander United States Col. Nicholas Petros †[1]
(Academi Leader in Yemen)
Casualties and losses
None Saudi ArabiaSudan 200 PMCs killed or wounded[2][1]

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.

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.

Aftermath

Houthi forces launched another attack on Alanad Air Base in 2019 using drones.

References

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