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Missile event in Lahij Governorate, Al-Anad Airbase area, Yemen on Sun 29th August 2021
29th August 2021
ISWNews Analysis Group: At least 30 Saudi-led forces were killed by Ansar Allah precise missile attack on Al-Anad Airbase in the Lahij province.The Ansar Allah missile force attacked Al-Anad Airbase in center of Lahij province with several missiles. According to local sources, Ansar Allah fired three missiles from Taiz Airport at Al-Anad Airbase.A spokesman for the Southern Transitional Council said more than 30 soldiers have been killed and more than 60 wounded in a missile attack on Al-Anad Airbase.However, according to local sources the missile attack killed more than 43 members of the so-called Al-Amaliqah forces (affiliated with Mansour Hadi and the Saudi coalition) and Sudanese mercenaries, and wounded more than 56 others. Parts of the base have also been completely destroyed, and a video released from Al-Anad base shows the location of one of the missiles. Ansar Allah appears to have used the Saeer or Qasim 2 missile in the attack, one of the latest missiles developed by the Yemeni armed forces.On January 10, 2019, Yemeni Ansar Allah using a Qasef 2K suicide drone attacked gathering of Saudi coalition forces at Al-Anad Airbase, killing and wounding a number of high-ranking Saudi coalition commanders.
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Yemen (YEM)
Lahij Governorate ( Al-Anad Airbase area )
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