World · 2026-10-20 · Morning briefing

Houthi missile strike kills over 50 security recruits in Yemen

A Houthi missile strike on a training camp in Yemen's central Shabwa province has killed at least 53 security recruits and injured more than 200. According to a spokesman for the Saudi-backed Yemeni armed forces, the Iran-backed group launched three ballistic missiles at the al-Alam camp near Ataq city. The facility was being used to train new members for the government's internal security forces and police.

Yemen's government condemned the strike as a war crime, stating the training centre was not a military target. The Houthi movement countered this, with its military spokesman claiming the missiles targeted "Saudi enemy concentrations" at a camp run by Saudi officers. Hospitals in Shabwa were overwhelmed by the casualties, forcing the transfer of the most seriously wounded to the government's base in Aden.

The attack is one of the deadliest since a four-year informal ceasefire began to unravel in July, escalating a civil war that started in 2014. Since early August, Yemen's government health ministry has recorded at least 1,282 deaths in the conflict, while Houthi-run media claims 141 have been killed by Saudi strikes in the past seven weeks alone.

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• Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 50 security recruits, local authorities say
• Houthi Strike on Yemen Government Military Camp Kills at Least 50
• Houthi attack on Yemen government camp kills over 50, officials say
• Houthi ballistic missile strike on Yemeni military camp said to kill over 50 soldiers
• Houthi attack on Yemen army camp in Shabwa kills at least 53: reports

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