2015 Marib attack

Marib Tochka missile attack
Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

Picture of an OTR-21 Tochka missile launcher
Date4 September 2015
Location
Safer, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Result

Houthi victory

  • Heavy casualties on coalition troops
  • Deadliest attack in the history of the UAE Armed Forces
Belligerents

 Yemen (Supreme Revolutionary Committee)

 Yemen (Hadi-led government)
Supported by:

Casualties and losses
None Unknown pro-Hadi soldiers killed
52 soldiers killed
10 soldiers killed
5 soldiers killed

On 4 September 2015, the Houthis launched an OTR-21 Tochka ballistic missile against a military base in Safer, an area in Marib Governorate. 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, ten Saudi, five Bahraini soldiers and dozens of pro-Hadi Yemeni troops were killed in the attack.

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