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Houthis attack besieged city in Yemen that UN says is at 'grave risk'

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen’s third-largest city, killing two teenage girls

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  1. Houthi attack kills 53 at training, officials say

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    Houthis attack besieged city in Yemen that UN says is at 'grave risk'

    Headline from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ·

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Houthi rebels strike a government military camp in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 fighters (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have struck a military camp for government forces in southern Yemen, killing at least 20 soldiers

  2. Al Jazeera

    At least 18 killed in Houthi attack on military camp in Yemen’s Shabwa (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Houthis launch ballistic missiles at camp in southern governorate during training exercise, gov't forces spokesman says.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Houthi rebels strike a government military camp in southern Yemen, killing at least 53 fighters (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have struck a military camp for government forces in southern Yemen, killing at least 53 soldiers

  4. KOB 4

    Houthi rebels strike Yemen’s government forces, killing at least 53 (opens KOB 4)

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    Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles at a military camp, killing at least 53 soldiers. The attack on Monday was one of the deadliest strikes since a resurgence in fighting in Yemen this summer.

  5. KOB 4

    Houthi rebels strike Yemen’s government forces with ballistic missiles, killing at least 53 (opens KOB 4)

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    Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles at a military camp, killing at least 53 soldiers. The attack on Monday wounded an additional 200 recruits and was one of the deadliest strikes since a resurgence in fighting in Yemen this summer.

  6. Al-Monitor

    Houthi attack kills 58 at Yemen government training camp, governor says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Oct 19 (Reuters) - Fifty-eight people were killed and more than 200 were injuredafter an attack on Monday by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a government security forces training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province, Governor Awad al-Wazir said, as fighting in the impoverished country intensifies.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Houthi attack kills 53 at Yemen government training camp, officials say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Oct 19 (Reuters) - Fifty-three people were killed and 200 were injured in an attack on Monday by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a government security forces training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province, according to the local authority, as fighting in the impoverished country intensifies.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Houthi strike on Yemen government military camp kills at least 50 (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Iran-backed group has claimed responsibility for the attack which killed new recruits at a military camp. The strikes follow deadly attacks over the weekend blamed on Saudi-led forces.

  9. The Guardian

    Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited (opens The Guardian)

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    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 c…

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Iran-backed Houthi rebels strike Yemen's government forces with ballistic missiles, killing at least 53 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The escalating fighting shattered a 2022 ceasefire deal that largely stopped fighting in Yemen's civil war.

  11. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Iran-backed Houthi rebels strike Yemen’s government forces, killing at least 53 (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    The fighting between the Houthis and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces is a widening front in the Iran war that began in February.

  12. BBC News

    Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 50 security recruits, local authorities say (opens BBC News)

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    Three missiles hit a camp in government-controlled Shabwa province that officials say was being used as a training centre for new recruits.

  13. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Missile attack kills 53 Yemeni troops as regional fighting escalates (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    CAIRO (AP) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least 53 soldiers at a military camp in one of the deadliest attacks since a resurgence in fighting this summer, Yemeni military officials said.

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Death toll rises to 60 in Houthi strike on Yemen training camp in deadliest attack in months (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The death toll from a Houthi missile strike on a Yemen government training camp in southern Yemen has risen to 60

  15. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Houthi attack kills 53 at training, officials say (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    An attack Monday by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a government security forces training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province killed 53 people and injured 200, according to local authorities, as fighting in the impoverished country intensifies.

  16. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Death toll rises to 73 in Houthi strike on Yemen training camp in deadliest attack in months (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A senior Yemeni official says that a Houthi missile strike on a government military camp in southern Yemen has killed 73 people, all new recruits

  17. Al-Monitor

    Death toll from Houthi attack on Yemen training camp rises to 73 (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Oct 20 (Reuters) - An attack by Yemen's Houthi movement on a government security forces training camp in Shabwa province killed 73 people, the provincial media office said, raising the toll from Monday's strike as fighting intensifies. Fourteen people remained missing, it added.

  18. New York Post

    58 killed, over 200 injured in Houthi attack at Yemen government training camp, governor says (opens New York Post)

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    A Houthi missile attack on a government training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province killed 58 people and injured more than 200, officials say.

  19. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Houthis attack city in Yemen that UN says is at 'grave risk' by rebels' siege (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen’s third-largest city, killing two teenage girls

  20. PBS NewsHour

    UN says besieged Yemen city at 'grave risk' as Houthis attack (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen's third-largest city, killing two teenage girls. The strike on Tuesday renewed attention to the dangers faced by civilians in Taiz.

  21. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Houthis attack besieged city in Yemen that UN says is at 'grave risk' (opens Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen’s third-largest city, killing two teenage girls

  22. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Houthi strike on Yemen city kills 2 girls as US and allies weigh response (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    TAIZ, Yemen (AP) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen’s third-largest city on Tuesday, killing two teenage girls and renewing attention on the dangers faced by civilians in Taiz, which has been under attack and siege during the country’s escalating conflict.

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