At least 58 people have been killed and more than 200 others injured following a Houthi attack on a government security forces training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province.
Reuters reported on Monday, October 19, 2026, that Shabwa Governor Awad al-Wazir confirmed the casualties after the Iran-aligned Houthi movement bombarded the Al-Alam camp.
According to the governor, 14 people remained missing following the attack as fighting between the Houthis and government forces continued to intensify across the country.
Video footage verified by Reuters showed injured individuals and bloodied bodies scattered across the ground at the scene of the bombardment.
Local authority sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the Houthis had fired three ballistic missiles at security forces during a training exercise.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree confirmed that the group had targeted the training camp.
However, he claimed that the facility was operated by Saudi forces.
Saudi authorities had not immediately responded to requests for comments on the incident.
The attack comes amid escalating hostilities between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government, which receives support from a Saudi-led coalition.
The two sides have exchanged attacks since the Houthis advanced towards territories near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in September.
The strategic waterway connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and serves as a critical route for international shipping.
Shabwa, located in south-central coastal Yemen, is an energy-rich province that hosts the Balhaf liquefied natural gas facility, the country’s largest industrial investment.
Earlier this month, government forces launched a military campaign to recover territories under Houthi control and regain ground near the strategic strait.
Meanwhile, the Houthis have continued their siege of Taiz, regarded as the last major urban stronghold of anti-Houthi forces in Yemen’s southern highlands.
The conflict has also become intertwined with the wider war involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
The Houthis have intensified attacks against Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude oil exporter, including strikes targeting Riyadh’s international airport and the state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco.
Yemen’s civil war began in 2014 when the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, forcing the government to relocate southward.
A Saudi-led military intervention followed in 2015, triggering years of fighting and a prolonged stalemate.
Although the opposing sides agreed to a truce in 2022, which largely held until this year, renewed hostilities have further destabilised the country.
The latest attack adds to Yemen’s mounting humanitarian challenges, with aid organisations warning that conditions are deteriorating rapidly in a country already facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises.
