September 2015 Marib Tochka missile 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
Date	4 September 2015
Location	Safer, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Result	Houthi victory Heavy casualties on coalition troops; Deadliest attack in history on UAE Armed Forces;
Belligerents
Yemen (Supreme Revolutionary Committee) Houthis;	Yemen (Hadi-led government); Supported by: Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Bahrain;
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.^[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.

[UAE_mourns_losses_in_Yemen-1] -Shamahi, Abubakr (14 September 2015). "UAE mourns losses in Yemen". The New Arab. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[BBC_News-2] "Yemen crisis: UAE launches fresh Yemen attacks". BBC News. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[Melissa_Gray,_CNN-3] Gray, Melissa (5 September 2015). "Saudi-led coalition strikes back after deadly Houthi attack". CNN. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[4] Fahim, Kareem (4 September 2015). "Houthi Rebels Kill 45 U.A.E. Soldiers in Yemen Fighting". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[5] Kalfood, Mohammed Ali (28 September 2015). "The Marib offensive, three weeks in". Yemen Peace Project. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

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