Indonesian Citizen Becomes Victim of Missile Attack to Drone Targeting UAE

JAKARTA - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported six deaths and 131 others were lightly to moderately injured as a result of attacks originating from the US-Israeli war against Iran.

Through its official X account, the UAE Ministry of Defense said that not only its citizens were victims of the attack, but also Indonesian citizens (WNI).

"These attacks resulted in 6 deaths of UAE, Pakistani, Nepalese, and Bangladeshi citizens, as well as 131 minor to moderate injuries among UAE, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepalese, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, and Indonesian citizens," wrote the UAE Ministry of Defense X account, Thursday, March 12.

Of the 27 countries whose citizens were victims of the US-Israeli war against Iran, which the UAE authorities mentioned, they generally come from Asia and Africa. There are no US and European citizens who have become victims of missile attacks to drones targeting the UAE region.

UAE air defences engage 6 ballistic missiles, 7 cruise missiles, 39 UAVs.

The UAE air defence systems (11 March 2026) engaged 6 ballistic missiles, 7 cruise missiles and 39 UAVs launched from Iran.

Since the onset of the blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have… pic.twitter.com/fXkvvrWrT6

— Ministry of Defense | MOD UAE (@modgovae) March 11, 2026

The note regarding the victim was announced along with the actions taken by the UAE air defense during the war raging in the Middle East.

According to the UAE Ministry of Defense, its air defense has intercepted 268 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,514 drones since the 13-day US-Israeli attack on Iran.

The massive US-Israeli attack on Iran began on February 28, 2026. In the midst of the onslaught on Iran, Israel also carried out a military operation in Lebanon.

The geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have caused many civilian casualties and disrupted the world's energy supply as tankers are held up in the Strait of Hormuz, which is one-fifth of global oil supplies.