YEMEN: A ballistic missile hit a government training camp, killing mostly young recruits.
The strike on al-Alam camp in Shabwa province injured more than 200 others, most of them new government soldiers.
It marks the single deadliest attack since the civil war flared again in September, a sharp escalation in targeting.
◆ Why it matters
The Houthis hit a soft target packed with inexperienced troops, demonstrating both missile reach into government-held southern territory and willingness to inflict mass casualties on military infrastructure. The strike will strain recruitment for government forces and may invite retaliation from the Saudi-backed coalition, widening the war’s radius again. Every escalation like this makes a negotiated pause harder to restart.
Source: Guardian World