2014 Yemen Civil War

Tosan anti-tank guided missile in the 2014 Yemen Civil War

Tosan appears in the Yemen war record through seized Houthi-linked stocks and arms-flow evidence, while public combat-use reporting is stronger at the broader AT-5/Konkurs family level than for a named Tosan firing.

Weapon profileTosan anti-tank guided missile
SideHouthi-aligned forcesRoleAnti-ArmorTraining & Foreign AidCaptured, Seized & Recovered
Tosan anti-tank guided missile, Wire-guided SACLOS anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons - 2014 Yemen Civil War
Image source: Training exercise of Fatehin Unit (28)

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Houthi-linked possession of Tosan is documented by the reported seizure of one Tosan rocket from a Houthi base at Safir, Marib Governorate, in September 2016.

Sources: CSIS Missile War in Yemen

An Oman-route cache included an Iranian-made Tosan ATGM, described as Iran's copy of the 9M113 Konkurs.

Sources: Washington Institute Arms Smuggling

Saudi forces seized five Tosan rockets from a stockpile in Yemen, according to a U.S. briefing republished by the Iran Primer.

Sources: Iran Primer Arms Transfer Display

Combat-use evidence is stronger for AT-5/Konkurs-family missiles than for a named Tosan firing; CSIS cites Houthi AT-5/Konkurs use against Saudi armor and a Saudi tank.

Sources: CSIS Missile War in Yemen

Timeline

Tosan anti-tank guided missile In 2014 Yemen Civil War

  1. Konkurs-family missiles reported in an interdicted shipment

    ARES reported that a Saudi-led coalition interdiction included 9M113 Konkurs missiles and related equipment, and noted Iran's advertised Tosan-1 copy while treating the shipment route and final destination as uncertain.

    Sources: ARES Saudi-led Coalition Seizure

  2. Tosan rocket seized from a Houthi base in Marib

    CSIS reported that UAE troops seized one Tosan rocket from a Houthi base at Safir in Marib Governorate.

    Sources: CSIS Missile War in Yemen

  3. CAR findings summarized with an Oman-route Tosan cache

    The Washington Institute summarized Conflict Armament Research evidence that an Oman-route cache included an Iranian-made Tosan ATGM linked to arms flows toward Houthi-aligned fighters.

    Sources: Washington Institute Arms Smuggling

  4. U.S. display cites five Tosan rockets seized in Yemen

    A U.S. briefing republished by the Iran Primer described the displayed Tosan rocket as one of five seized in a stockpile by Saudi forces in Yemen.

    Sources: Iran Primer Arms Transfer Display

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

Public evidence ties the Tosan anti-tank guided missile to Houthi-aligned forces in the Yemen war through possession, transfer, and stockpile documentation. CSIS reported that UAE troops seized one Tosan rocket from a Houthi base at Safir in Marib Governorate in September 2016, and that the United States later displayed a Tosan ATGM seized by Saudi forces in Yemen.

The Washington Institute, summarizing Conflict Armament Research findings, separately described an Oman-route cache that included an Iranian-made Tosan ATGM, identified as Iran's copy of the 9M113 Konkurs. The same report distinguished that arms-flow evidence from battlefield capture evidence involving other ATGMs, including Kornet and Dehlavieh missiles.

Sources: CSIS Missile War in Yemen, Washington Institute Arms Smuggling

Timeline

The Tosan-specific record begins after earlier Konkurs-family interdiction reporting. ARES reported in September 2015 that a coalition interdiction included 9M113 Konkurs missiles and related equipment, while noting uncertainty over the shipment's final destination and explaining that Iran had advertised its domestic Tosan-1 copy of the Konkurs.

By September 2016, investigators and later secondary reporting had identified a Tosan rocket in a Houthi-linked Marib context. In November 2018, a U.S. public display described a Tosan rocket as one of five seized in a stockpile by Saudi forces in Yemen.

Sources: ARES Saudi-led Coalition Seizure, CSIS Missile War in Yemen, Iran Primer Arms Transfer Display

Battlefield role

In Yemen, Tosan is best documented as a Houthi-aligned anti-armor missile supply and stockpile item rather than as a separately confirmed firing event. Its role belongs to the same AT-5/Konkurs anti-armor ecosystem used along the Saudi-Yemen border, but the strongest public Tosan evidence identifies seized missiles and caches rather than target-specific launches.

CSIS reported multiple videos purportedly showing Houthi militants using AT-5 ATGMs against Saudi armor in northern Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia, and cited a 2016 United Nations Panel of Experts finding of video evidence showing Houthi fighters using a Konkurs ATGM against a Saudi tank along the Saudi border. Those accounts support combat use of the Konkurs/Tosan-class family, while the Tosan-specific claims support fielding, possession, and supply to Houthi-aligned forces.

Sources: CSIS Missile War in Yemen

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