Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at govt military camp in Yemen, kill 53 soldiers. Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a government military camp in southern Yemen on Monday, killing at least 53 soldiers, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the recent surge in fighting, the Associated Press reported. Col Majed al-Nazili, spokesman for Yemen’s military, confirmed that the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at a training centre for police and security forces.