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Sky eagles.. UAE air defenses deal with 7 ballistic missiles and 16 Iranian drones

These attacks led to the martyrdom of two members of the armed forces while performing their national duty

Last updated: 23/03/2026 2:56 pm
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Dubai, UAE – On Monday, UAE air defenses dealt with 7 ballistic missiles and 16 drones coming from Iran.

Since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks, the UAE’s air defenses have dealt with 352 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,789 drones.

Military and civilian casualties

These attacks led to the martyrdom of two members of the armed forces while performing their national duty.

In addition, 6 civilians of Pakistani, Nepalese, Bangladeshi and Palestinian nationality were killed, and 161 were injured with minor, moderate and serious injuries of Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comoros, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepalese, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, Indonesian, Swedish and Tunisian nationalities.

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The Ministry of Defense confirms that it is ready and prepared to deal with any threats and firmly confront anything aimed at destabilizing state security.

In a way that ensures the preservation of its sovereignty, security and stability and protects its national interests and capabilities.

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