Yemen: More than 50 killed in Houthi attack on military camps

The Houthi militia apparently shelled a military camp in Yemen with several ballistic missiles. At least 53 soldiers are killed. The pro-Iranian militia speaks of retribution against Saudi Arabia. In a rocket attack by the Houthi militia on a military camp in Yemen, at least 53 soldiers of the internationally recognized government were killed. In addition, there were another 200 injured, said the local provincial government. The attack hit a training camp for police and security forces in the south of the country. The Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at the al-Alam camp in Shabwa province. Thus, many dead were new recruits in training. The hospitals in the region were overwhelmed with the many wounded, it said. The provincial government called on the internationally recognized government and the Saudi-led military coalition against the Houthis to accelerate the deployment of air defense and early warning systems. The chairman of the ruling Presidential Council, Rashid al-Alimi, announced a determined response to the attacks, which he described as “cowardly terrorist attacks”. The pro-Iranian Houthi militia justified the attack in retaliation against Saudi Arabia. The camp was shelled because it is operated by Saudi officers, a Houthis spokesman said. There was no reaction from Saudi Arabia at first. The Houthi militia and troops of the internationally recognized government of Yemen have been fighting again since September. Government forces had recently launched an offensive to recapture areas near the strategically important Red Sea strait of Bab al-Mandab. Saudi Arabia itself has also been an increasingly frequent target of attacks by the Houthis. Recently, rockets hit, among other things, the airport of Riyadh, where there were many dead and injured. The war in Yemen has been going on since 2014. A ceasefire agreed in 2022 had failed this year. With information from Nina Amin, ARD-Studio Cairo