The UAE said Wednesday that its air defense forces intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 27 drones launched from Iran.
The defense ministry said that since the start of the Iran war, its air defenses have intercepted 1,699 drones, 327 ballistic missiles and 15 cruise missiles.
“These attacks have resulted in the deaths of two UAE armed forces personnel performing their national duty, and six civilians of Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, and Palestinian nationality,” it said in a statement.
“Additionally, 158 people of various nationalities—including Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, Indonesian, Swedish, and Tunisian—sustained injuries ranging from minor to severe,” it added.
