2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack

2016 Alanad Air Base missile attack
Part of Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
Date 31 January 2016 Location Al Anad Air Base, Lahij Governorate, Yemen Result Houthi victory
Belligerents
Revolutionary Committee Houthis	Cabinet of Yemen Supported by: Arab Coalition:  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Sudan  United States Academi PMCs
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Houthi Commander	Col. Nicholas Petros †[1] (Academi Leader in Yemen)
Casualties and losses
None	200 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.^{[citation needed]}

Aftermath

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

References

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