Houthi Strike on Southern Yemen Military Camp Kills at Least 53 Fighters
The rebels have acknowledged targeting the camp in Shabwa.
By : AP
Update: 2026-10-19 13:40 GMT
Cairo: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels struck a military camp for government forces in southern Yemen on Monday, killing at least 53 soldiers, provincial authorities in Shabwa said Monday, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the recent surge in fighting.
The rebels fired three ballistic missiles on the al-Alam military camp in the southern province of Shabwa in an attack that also wounded 200 recruits, the Shabwa provincial government said.
The Iran-backed rebels have acknowledged targeting the camp in Shabwa.