October 2015 Aden missile attack

2015 Aden missile attack Part of Aden unrest and the Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Date 6 October 2015 Location Aden, Yemen Result ISIL victory Attack successfully carried out. Yemeni Government Vice President and Prime Minister survives attack. First attack on the Arab Coalition by ISIS.[1][2] Belligerents Hadi government Yemen Army Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayah al-Yemen Commanders and leaders Abd Rabbuh Hadi Mahmoud al-Subaihi Brig Gen Ahmed Al Asiri Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Bilal al-Harbi Casualties and losses 15 killed (Including 4 UAE soldiers & 1 Saudi Arabian soldier) 2 suicide bombers.

The October 2015 Aden missile attack occurred on 6 October 2015, when a group of attackers targeted the Al-Qasr hotel which housed the Vice President and Prime Minister of Yemen; and served as a de facto military base for the Arab Coalition and the Yemen Army units loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Although the Houthis were first suspected by Yemeni Transport Minister Badr Basalma of being behind the attack, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.^[1][3][4]

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