The Ministry of Defense (MoD) have offered their condolences to the family of a Moroccan civilian contractor in the UAE Armed Forces who was killed during a routine mission in Bahrain following an Iranian missile attack.
The MoD said that the Iranian attack also resulted in injuries to five members of the UAE Ministry of Defense.
The Ministry offered its sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and expressed its wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured.
The UAE Ministry of Defence mourns a civilian contractor, a Moroccan national, who was martyred while performing his duties during a routine mission in the Kingdom of Bahrain, following an Iranian missile attack.
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) March 24, 2026
The attack also resulted in the injury of five members of UAE… pic.twitter.com/lagjQpYvtz
تنعى وزارة الدفاع أحد المتعاقدين المدنيين في القوات المسلحة الاماراتية من الجنسية المغربية، والذي استشهد خلال مهمة روتينية في مملكة البحرين الشقيقة إثر اعتداء صاروخ إيراني استهدف مملكة البحرين الشقيقة.
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) March 24, 2026
وأسفر الاعتداء الإيراني السافر عن إصابة خمسة من منتسبي وزارة الدفاع… pic.twitter.com/12pyvtBeLn

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