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September 2015 Marib Tochka missile attack
| Marib Tochka missile attack | |||||||
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| Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen | |||||||
 Picture of an OTR-21 Tochka missile launcher | |||||||
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 unknown pro-Hadi soldiers killed 52 soldiers killed[1] 10 soldiers killed 5 soldiers killed[2][3] | ||||||
On 4 September 2015, the Houthis launched an OTR-21 Tochka ballistic missile against a military base in Safer, an area in Marib Governorate.[4][5] The base was being used by military forces of the Saudi-led coalition. The missile hit an ammunition dump, creating a huge explosion which inflicted numerous casualties among coalition troops. 52 Emirati,[1] ten Saudi, five Bahraini soldiers and dozens of pro-Hadi Yemeni troops were killed in the attack.[2][3]
- ^ a b c al-Shamahi, Abubakr (14 September 2015). "UAE mourns losses in Yemen". The New Arab. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Yemen crisis: UAE launches fresh Yemen attacks". BBC News. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b Gray, Melissa (5 September 2015). "Saudi-led coalition strikes back after deadly Houthi attack". CNN. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Fahim, Kareem (4 September 2015). "Houthi Rebels Kill 45 U.A.E. Soldiers in Yemen Fighting". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Kalfood, Mohammed Ali (28 September 2015). "The Marib offensive, three weeks in". Yemen Peace Project. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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