September 2015 Ma'rib Toshka missile attack

Ma'rib Toshka missile attack
Part of Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Date4 September 2015
LocationMa'rib governorate, Yemen
Result

Houthi victory

  • Missile hits the target, heavy casualties on coalition troops
  • Deadliest attack on UAE military since 1971 Independence
Belligerents

Yemen Yemen
(Revolutionary Committee)

 Yemen (Hadi Government)
Coalition:

Casualties and losses
None 100-154 troops killed (10 Saudi, 52 UAE, 5 Bahraini, 33-87 Yemeni)
300 killed (Yemen security sources claimed)

The September 2015 Ma'rib tochka missile attack happened on day 4 of that month when the Yemeni army launched a OTR-21 Tochka ballistic missile against a military base in Safer, in Ma'rib Governorate. That base was being used by the Saudi-led coallition. The missile hit an ammunation dump, and that caused a huge explosion which inflicted tens of casualties among coalition troops. 52 UAE, 16 Saudi and 5 Bahraini soldiers were reportedly killed in the attack.[1][2]

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