Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
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…
According to The Guardian, 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 injured were taken from the police and army…
This world story centres on Yemen. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Houthi, Yemeni and Shabwa.
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- Yemen · Middle East
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- The Guardian
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- Houthi, Yemeni, Shabwa, UN-recognised
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- World
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- 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 Guardian)
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