Houthi Strike on Southern Yemen Military Camp Kills at Least 53 Fighters
19 Oct 2026 7:10 PM IST19 Oct 2026 7:10 PM IST
The rebels have acknowledged targeting the camp in Shabwa.
This image taken from undated video released Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, by the Yemeni government-allied Southern Giants Brigades media office shows, what the group says, are its fighters firing a weapon mounted on a pickup truck during clashes with the Iran-backed Houthi group in Dhobab district, Taiz, Yemen. (Southern Giants Brigades Media Office via AP, File)
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.
( Source : AP )
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