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Attack on Shabwa camp kills at least 50
At least 50 people were killed in an attack on Shabwa camp, according to reports first published on 16 October 2026 by Reuters, Infobae and The National.
The death toll is provisional: France 24 and the BBC report 50, while The Guardian and South China Morning Post put it at up to 53. Terrorism Portal gives the lowest figure confirmed by at least two independent sources.
Infobae, The National and Reuters attribute it to Ansar Allah (Houthis). Terrorism Portal has not independently established responsibility.
The sources consulted present it as an attack by Ansar Allah (Houthis) without calling it terrorism; Terrorism Portal does not classify it as such on the basis of these reports.
Ansar Allah (Houthis) is on the UN Security Council sanctions list for Yemen.
Confirmed facts
- Location
- Shabwa, Yemen (Middle East) Corroborated
- Event date
- 16 October 2026 Date of first reports
- Type of event
- Attack on a camp Corroborated
- Deaths
- At least 50 (up to 53 in other reports) Provisional
- Injured
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Responsibility
- Attributed to Ansar Allah (Houthis) by Infobae, The National and Reuters Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 9
Context
Divided since 2014–15 between the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), which holds Sanaa and most of the populous north-west, and the internationally recognised government and its allies in the south and east. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and an Islamic State affiliate remain active. Its coast borders the Bab el-Mandeb, a key route for Red Sea shipping.
Terrorism Portal's dossier “Yemen: Conflict, Terrorism and Regional Power Projection” provides background on this subject.
How this report was verified
How this report was produced: Terrorism Portal's monitoring system identified the event in 9 independent sources, retrieved the original article of at least one of them and checked that they agree on place, date and type of event. Details reported by a single source are not included as facts.
Sources consulted
- Los hutíes atacan con dos misiles el aeropuerto en Aden, sede del Gobierno yemení
- Mueren al menos 30 soldados progubernamentales en ataque hutí con misiles en sur del Yemen
- At least 18 killed in Houthi attack on Yemeni government military camp, sources say
- At least 18 killed in Houthi attack on Yemeni government military camp in Shabwa, sources say
- Around 40 killed, injured in Houthi missile attack in Yemen’s Shabwa: Official
- At least 18 reported dead in Houthi attack on Yemeni military camp
- At least 18 killed in Houthi attack on military camp in Yemen’s Shabwa
- Al menos 42 soldados progubernamentales muertos en ataque hutí con misiles en sur de Yemen
- Dozens killed after Houthi strike on military camp in Shabwa
- Suben a 53 los soldados progubernamentales muertos en ataque hutí en el sur del Yemen
+ 9
- Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
- Houthi attack on Yemen govt camp kills over 30: Military sources
- More than 53 killed, over 200 wounded in Houthi attack on southern Yemen
- Al menos 50 muertos en bombardeos hutíes en un campamento militar en Yemen
- Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 50 security recruits, local authorities say
- Houthi attack on Yemen army camp in Shabwa kills at least 53: reports
- Houthi attack kills 53 at Yemen government training camp
- Los hutíes matan a 53 soldados yemeníes, el peor ataque desde el reactivación de la guerra en Yemen
- Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces kills 58: officials
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