2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack

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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
File:Houthis Logo.png Unknown Houthi Commander United States Col. Nicholas Petros †[1]
(Academi Leader in Yemen)
Casualties and losses
None Saudi ArabiaSudan 200 killed or wounded[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

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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.[2] Reports said that there were over 200 casualties[1] in the camp, including the new leader of Academi in Yemen US Colonel Nicholas Petros.[2] Military material was allegedly destroyed, including Saudi led coalition Apaches.[citation needed]

Aftermath

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

References

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