The key facts

  • About 40 people killed or wounded in a strike on the Al-Alam camp in the Jardan district of Shabwa province — deputy governor
  • According to a Yemeni armed forces spokesman, the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at a training center for security personnel
  • The Houthis have not commented on the attack; the conflict in Yemen has been ongoing since 2014

Strike on recruits' camp

About 40 people were killed or wounded on Monday in a Houthi missile strike on a military camp in the eastern Yemeni province of Shabwa, a local official said. According to him, ballistic missiles hit the Al-Alam camp in the Jardan district, where recruits were undergoing training before joining the security forces. This was reported by the local outlet Yemen Monitor, citing the deputy governor of Shabwa.

Military figures and the Houthis' lack of comment

The outlet also quoted local sources, according to whom the preliminary casualty count is at least 40, with no exact breakdown between the killed and the wounded. A spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces said the Houthis attacked Shabwa with three ballistic missiles that hit a training center for security services and police personnel, and accused the group of deliberately killing Yemenis across the country. The Houthis did not comment on the report of the attack.

Conflict context

The strike came amid an escalation of fighting between the Houthis and forces loyal to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, which are supported by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition. The conflict in Yemen has continued since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and most of the country's north.