The December 2015 Taiz missile attack was a strike carried out by the pro- Saleh Yemeni Army and

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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. Reports said that there were 152 casualties in the camp, including 23 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

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private military company in the missile strike.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taiz missile attack, 2015-12 Airstrikes during the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Taiz Governorate in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Bombardments of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) December 2015 in Yemen Houthi attacks Building bombings in Yemen 2015 building bombings Attacks on military installations in 2015 Attacks on military installations in Yemen https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/09/australian-mercenary-reportedly-killed-yemen-clashes

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