At least 18 killed in Houthi attack on military camp in Yemen’s Shabwa

Houthis launch ballistic missiles at camp in southern governorate during training exercise, government forces spokesman says.

A person walks near bodies in the aftermath of a Houthi attack on Yemeni government military camp in Shabwa, Yemen, October 19, 2026 [Social Media via Reuters]

Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in a Houthi missile attack on the al-AIam military camp in southern Yemen, authorities say.

The Houthis launched three ballistic missiles on Monday at the camp in Shabwa governorate during a training exercise, a spokesperson for the Yemeni government forces said.

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Officials in the internationally recognised government and medical sources said at least 18 people were killed and more than 30 wounded in the attack. The deputy governor of Shabwa said there were at least 40 casualties without giving a breakdown of those killed and injured.

The attack was carried out as fighting continued to rage across Yemen. The civil war has escalated sharply since the Houthis, an armed group also known as Ansar Allah (Arabic for Supporters of God), seized strategic territory from forces loyal to the government along the Red Sea coast last month.

Government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, responded to the losses with a counteroffensive and then launched the “Dawn of Yemen” operation, which aims to recapture Houthi-held territory, including the capital, Sanaa, which the Iran-aligned group seized in 2014.

Rashad al-Alimi, the head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, said those killed were new recruits and promised a “firm response”.

“Targeting recruits reflects the Houthi militia’s approach of resorting to terrorist attacks when under pressure,” he said.

Reporting from Sanaa, Al Jazeera’s Yousef Mawry said the Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack.

“The Houthis said the attack targeted what they called a ‘Saudi-backed’ military base, referring to Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces who are stationed at military camps across the country,” he said.

“The Houthis say they will continue to target those bases. Spokesperson Yahya Saree says anywhere with a Saudi-backed military presence will be considered a legitimate target.”

Earlier, Yemeni government forces said they targeted Houthi gatherings, vehicles and weapons in al-Aqroudh, al-Shaqab and al-Sarari, south of Taiz, which is suffering from fuel shortages and soaring prices.

政府军发言人称，胡塞武装在南部省份的一个营地进行训练演习时发射了弹道导弹。

2026年10月19日，也门沙布瓦省，胡塞武装袭击也门政府军营地后，一名行人走过尸体。[社交媒体 via 路透社]

当局称，胡塞武装向也门南部的艾亚姆军事营地发动导弹袭击，造成数十人伤亡。

也门政府军发言人称，胡塞武装周一在沙布瓦省的一个营地进行训练演习时，发射了三枚弹道导弹。

列表 1/4：也门各地战事加剧，人道主义危机加深

埃及将在胡塞武装袭击事件中向沙特阿拉伯提供“必要”支持（共4项，此为第2项）

问题 3（共 4 题）：埃及能在沙特阿拉伯对抗胡塞武装的战争中提供哪些帮助？

海湾合作委员会谴责胡塞武装袭击沙特阿拉伯，也门战事升级（共4条，此为第4条）

国际公认的政府官员和医疗消息人士称，袭击事件造成至少18人死亡，30多人受伤。沙布瓦省副省长表示，伤亡人数至少有40人，但未提供死伤人数的详细统计。

此次袭击发生之际，也门各地战火仍在持续。自上个月胡塞武装（又称安萨尔真主，阿拉伯语意为“真主的支持者”）从效忠政府的部队手中夺取红海沿岸的战略要地以来，也门内战急剧升级。

在沙特阿拉伯的支持下，政府军对损失做出回应，发动反攻，随后发起“也门黎明”行动，旨在夺回胡塞武装控制的领土，包括首都萨那。胡塞武装于 2014 年占领了萨那。

也门总统领导委员会主席拉沙德·阿里米表示，死者都是新兵，并承诺将予以“坚决回应”。

他说：“以招募新兵为目标反映了胡塞武装在压力下诉诸恐怖袭击的做法。”

半岛电视台记者优素福·马乌里从萨那报道称，胡塞武装声称对此次袭击负责。

他说：“胡塞武装称，此次袭击的目标是他们所谓的‘沙特支持的’军事基地，指的是驻扎在也门全国各地军事营地的沙特支持的也门政府军。”

胡塞武装表示，他们将继续袭击这些基地。发言人叶海亚·萨里称，任何有沙特支持的军事存在的地方都将被视为合法目标。

此前，也门政府军表示，他们在塔伊兹以南的阿克鲁德、沙卡卜和萨拉里等地袭击了胡塞武装的集会、车辆和武器。塔伊兹正遭受燃料短缺和物价飙升的困扰。