A Houthi ballistic missile strike on a Yemeni government training camp has killed at least 53 people and wounded over 200, primarily young recruits, marking the deadliest single attack since the civil war escalated last year. The assault on the al-Alam camp in southern Yemen’s Shabwa province has been condemned as a catastrophe by the UN-backed government, with survivors rushed to hospitals in the nearby capital. Authorities have appealed for blood donations as medical facilities struggle to handle the influx of injured personnel. The attack underscores the escalating violence in the conflict-torn region.
More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a training camp for Yemeni government forces in the largest single loss of life since the country’s civil war reignited in September.The attack on the al-Alam camp in Shabwa province, southern Yemen, was said to have injured more than 200 others, mostly young recruits, and described as a disaster by the country’s UN-recognised government. The injured were taken from the police and army training camp in the Jardan district to a hospital in the local capital, Ataq, where pleas for blood donations were made. Continue reading...
