Houthi rebels strike Yemen military camp, killing at least 20

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 12:01 · Archive

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have struck a military camp for government forces in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 soldiers.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels struck the al-Alam military camp in the southern province of Shabwa on Monday, killing at least 20 soldiers and wounding at least two dozen troops, according to two Yemeni military officials with the internationally recognised government of Yemen.

The rebels fired ballistic missiles in the attack. The strike represents one of the deadliest in a recent surge in fighting that began as tensions escalated in the wider Iran-US conflict. The escalation between the Houthis and forces of the Saudi-backed government has shattered a 2022 ceasefire deal that had largely stopped fighting in Yemen's civil war.

On Sunday, an airstrike blamed on Saudi-led forces killed at least nine people, including five children and two women, in the rebel-held northern province of Saada, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry. The rebels reported that several airstrikes killed or wounded more than 30 people over the weekend. Saudi Arabia had not commented immediately on the strikes.

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• Houthi rebels strike a government military camp in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 fightersIranian-backed Houthi rebels have struck a military camp for government forces in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 soldiers.Clickorlando · 19 Oct, 11:32
• Houthi rebels strike a government military camp in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 fightersIranian-backed Houthi rebels have struck a military camp for government forces in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 soldiers.News4Jax · 19 Oct, 11:32

In this story: Houthi rebels · Yemen · Shabwa · Saudi Arabia · Iran · United States · Saada

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