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Archive photoHouthis Claim Ballistic Missile Strike on Saudi Officers’ Camp in Aden
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Houthis claim ballistic missiles struck a Saudi officers' camp in Aden. No independent verification; Saudi authorities did not address the claim; casualties unconfirmed.
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Ballistic missiles toward Aden
Yemeni Houthis claimed on Friday that they fired ballistic missiles at a “gathering of Saudi officers” at a military camp in Aden, a claim that could not be independently verified and that Saudi Arabia did not address. The Yemeni army said the strikes targeted “civilians and civilian facilities,” and it did not mention Saudi personnel at the site, according to Anadolu Agency. Anadolu Ajansı reported that the Yemeni army said its forces carried out 943 strikes against Houthi positions across several fronts in recent hours, while media reports said the group targeted the interim capital Aden with ballistic missiles.
Anadolu Ajansı also said the operations included 18 airstrikes, 21 drone attacks, 27 rocket-launcher strikes and 877 field-artillery strikes, and it said the strikes killed or wounded 221 Houthi commanders and fighters. The same Anadolu Ajansı report said Yemeni air defenses intercepted and shot down an explosive-laden Houthi drone on the northern front of Marib province, according to September Net.
Unreconciled camp names
The Houthis, through the Houthi-run Saba news agency, cited an unnamed military source as saying the group fired ballistic missiles at a “gathering of Saudi officers” at the Jabal Hadid military camp in Aden, as reported by Anadolu Agency.
Yemeni security sources told al-Ekhbariya, as cited by Daily Beirut, that several ballistic missiles struck the Ras Abbas training camp in Aden’s Al-Burayqah district, west of the city.
The Houthis’ claim and the Yemeni army’s response left the central factual question unresolved, because the Houthis named “Jabal Hadid” while the security sources identified “Ras Abbas training camp,” and no independent source mapped the two identifiers.
Yemeni army spokesman Col. Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili responded with a statement that called the Houthi attack a “serious escalation” and a violation of international humanitarian law, according to a separate Anadolu Agency report.
The Anadolu Ajansı report also said Saudi authorities did not immediately comment on the Houthi claim, which could not be independently verified.
Operation Dawn of Yemen
The Yemeni army said it vowed to continue operations to achieve the objectives of “Dawn of Yemen,” while taking precautions to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi said the “Dawn of Yemen” operation, launched on Oct. 5, aims to restore state institutions from Houthi control and recapture the capital Sanaa.
Anadolu Ajansı reported that fighting between government forces and the Houthis has intensified since July, particularly in Taiz province, which overlooks the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Anadolu Ajansı also said the escalation ended a period of relative calm in Yemen that began in April 2022, further worsening the country’s humanitarian crisis.
In the same reporting cycle, the Yemeni army said it had gained control of some positions in the southern and southwestern sectors amid ongoing fighting, while Nation's Shield forces, the Giants Brigades and the National Resistance continued repelling Houthi attacks and infiltration attempts.