Missile attack near Marib

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A missile attack near Marib took place on September 4, 2015 during the military intervention in Yemen . It was of Huthi -Rebellen against a military base of the Saudi coalition in the district of Marib , about 130 kilometers east of Sanaa , an OTR-21 Tochka used rocket. A direct hit at the ammunition dump by the Totschka caused an explosion in which over 100 coalition soldiers were killed. Many military vehicles, including three Boeing AH-64 helicopters , were destroyed. The fire at the military base lasted several days. In the United Arab Emirates, who reported the deaths of 45 soldiers, a three-day state mourning was ordered.

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  1. ↑ Kareem Fahim: Houthi Rebels Kill 45 UAE Soldiers in Yemen Fighting . In: The New York Times . September 4, 2015, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed February 21, 2019]).
  2. ^ RIA Novosti
  3. ↑ UAE launches fresh Yemen attacks . September 5, 2015 ( bbc.com [accessed February 21, 2019]).