Houthi rebels strike a government military camp in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 fighters
The rebels used three ballistic missiles in a morning training attack that wounded about two dozen troops, government officials said.
- Iran-Backed Houthi rebels attacked the al-Alam military camp in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province on Monday, killing at least 20 government soldiers, according to Yemeni military officials.
- The attackers launched ballistic missiles at the camp, leaving at least two dozen troops wounded, officials from Yemen’s internationally recognised government reported.
- The strike was among the deadliest incidents in a recent escalation of fighting between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government.
- The renewed violence has undermined the 2022 ceasefire that had largely halted fighting in Yemen’s prolonged civil war, amid rising tensions linked to the wider Iran-US conflict.
- The attack followed reported Saudi-led airstrikes in the Houthi-controlled northern province of Saada on Sunday, which the Houthi-run Health Ministry said killed at least nine people, including five children and two women.
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NettavisenAt least 20 government soldiers have been killed in a Houthi attack on a military camp in southern Yemen, government sources say.
Yemeni military spokesperson says 3 ballistic missiles targeted training center for security and police recruits in Jardan district
At least 20 Yemeni fighters killed as Houthis target military camp with ballistic missiles
A deadly Houthi missile attack on a military training camp in Shabwa province killed at least 20 coalition fighters. The attack also resulted in over two dozen troops wounded, according to military officials. Following the strikes, Yemeni forces reported recapturing territory in Taiz governorate, while Houthi forces continued their offensive. In another incident, a coalition airstrike killed nine people, including children and women, in Saada.
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