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 Date 4 September 2015 Location Ma'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 (Revolutionary Committee) Houthi fighters  Yemen (Hadi Government) Coalition:  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Bahrain 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]

References

1. "Yemen crisis: UAE launches fresh Yemen attacks". BBC News.
2. Melissa Gray, CNN (5 September 2015). "Saudi-led coalition strikes back at Houthis". CNN.