A Houthi missile strike on a training camp in Shabwa province has killed more than 50 recruits and wounded 200, one of the deadliest attacks since the recent escalation of Yemen's civil war.
01Summary
- 01The strike hit the Martyr Ahmed al-Sulaimani Training Centre near Ataq city, used for training internal security forces and police.
- 02Local authorities say 53 were killed and more than 200 injured, with hospitals overwhelmed and critical patients transferred to Hadramout and Aden.
- 03Yemen's government condemned the attack as a war crime; the Houthis said they targeted a gathering of 'Saudi enemy' forces.
- 04The attack is one of the deadliest since the conflict escalated in early October, when pro-government forces launched a major offensive.
- 05At least 1,282 people have been killed across Yemen since 6 August, according to the government's health ministry.
02Why it matters
This deadly strike underscores the intensification of Yemen's civil war, which has already caused thousands of casualties and drawn in regional powers, threatening broader instability.
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