September 2015 Ma'rib Toshka missile attack

September 2015 Ma'rib tochka 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
Belligerents

Yemen Yemen
(Revolutionary Committee)

 Saudi Arabia

 United Arab Emirates

 Bahrain
Casualties and losses
None Saudi Arabia 10 saudi soldiers
United Arab Emirates 45 emirati soldiers
Bahrain 5 bahraini soldiers
Total: 60 coalition troops killed

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. 45 UAE, 10 Saudi and 5 Bahraini soldiers were reportedly killed in the attack.[1][2]

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