A Houthi missile attack on a government military camp in Yemen’s oil-rich Shabwa province killed more than 50 people and wounded at least 70 on Monday, as fighting between the Iran-backed group and government forces intensifies following the collapse of a truce that had largely held since 2022.
Yemeni armed forces spokesperson Majed al-Nuzaili said the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at the al-Alam camp, which is used by forces loyal to the internationally recognised government and houses a training centre for security and police personnel, AFP reported.
A military source said government forces fear the strike could be followed by a ground offensive, similar to the Houthis’ earlier seizure of the Red Sea port city of Mocha near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The group also cut a road linking government-held Shabwa with Houthi-controlled Al-Bayda province on Sunday, residents said.
The fighting has become increasingly tied to the wider West Asia conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel, with the Houthis stepping up strikes on Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh’s international airport and oil giant Saudi Aramco. Aid agencies warn the worsening violence could further restrict access to food and healthcare in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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