October 2015 Aden missile attack

2015 Aden missile attack
	Part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Date	6 October 2015
Location	Aden, Yemen
Result	ISIL victory; Attack successfully carried out.; Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister survive attack.; First attack on the Arab Coalition by ISIS.;
Belligerents
Hadi government Yemen Army; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayah al-Yemen;
Commanders and leaders
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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Deadly attack on Aden hotel housing Yemen officials - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
^ Mohammed Mukhashaf (6 October 2015). "Islamic State kills 22 in attacks on Yemen government, Gulf troops, mosque". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ "ISIS claims deadly Aden attacks on Arab troops". Al Arabiya News English. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
^ Mohammed Mukhashaf (6 October 2015). "Islamic State kills 22 in attacks on Yemen government, Gulf troops, mosque". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[cnn-1] "Deadly attack on Aden hotel housing Yemen officials - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

[2] Mohammed Mukhashaf (6 October 2015). "Islamic State kills 22 in attacks on Yemen government, Gulf troops, mosque". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[alarabiya-3] "ISIS claims deadly Aden attacks on Arab troops". Al Arabiya News English. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

[4] Mohammed Mukhashaf (6 October 2015). "Islamic State kills 22 in attacks on Yemen government, Gulf troops, mosque". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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