Houthi missiles strike a Yemeni government military camp in Shabwa, killing at least 53 soldiers

Summary

Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles at a military camp, killing at least 53 soldiers, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported on Monday 19 October, the Inquirer's first reports giving a toll of at least 20. The attack wounded an additional 200 recruits at the camp, in the southern province of Shabwa, the provincial government there said, according to the LA Times, which added that the rebels acknowledged targeting the camp. PBS NewsHour said the escalating fighting shattered a 2022 ceasefire deal that largely stopped fighting in Yemen's civil war.

Latest: Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a Yemeni government military camp with ballistic missiles, killing at least 53 soldiers, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported, the LA Times saying the attack on the camp, in the southern province of Shabwa, wounded an additional 200 recruits, according to the provincial government.

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