In brief
A Houthi‑launched missile blast on Monday slammed a training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province, killing 53 recruits and leaving over 200 wounded. Local officials named the target the al‑Alam camp, a key base for internal security troops. Yemeni leaders denounced the strike as a war crime, calling for a firm response. The attack comes as Saudi‑led forces push to reclaim territories while the Houthis ramp up retaliatory strikes across the region.
Over 50 security recruits were killed and more than 200 injured when a Houthi missile strike hit the al‑Alam training camp near Ataq in Yemen’s central Shabwa province Monday evening.
The attack was carried out with three ballistic missiles launched from Houthi territory, the government said, targeting a site that trains internal security personnel.
Yemen’s presidential leadership condemned the assault as a ‘criminal attack’ and promised a firm response, while the Houthis denied the claim, describing the strike as aimed at ‘Saudi enemy concentrations.’
Shabwa’s deputy governor reported hospitals overwhelmed and patients being transferred to Aden and Hadramout for treatment; officials said 53 fatalities had been confirmed.
Information Minister Moammar al‑Eryani declared the attack a war crime because the camp was not a military target, accusing the Houthis of fabricating a false media victory.
The incident arrives amid a new phase of the civil war, with Saudi‑backed forces recently regaining coast territory and Saudi-led coalition air strikes hitting Houthi positions, while the Houthis have responded with missiles and drones against Saudi infrastructure.
The latest exchange saw Saudi coalition jets hitting an airport in Houthi‑controlled Saada, killing at least 10 civilians, and 141 people have been killed in Saudi strikes over the past seven weeks according to Houthi reports.
The broader conflict, which began in 2014 and escalated after a 2015 Saudi‑led intervention, has devastated Yemen, with the official health ministry reporting over 1,282 deaths nationwide since August 6.
