al-Alam camp
Yemeni security training camp in Jardan district, Shabwa, struck in October 2026.
By 2026, al-Alam camp was a Yemeni security training site in Jardan district, north of Ataq in Shabwa Governorate.
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al-Alam camp is a military training site in Jardan district, north of Ataq in Yemen's Shabwa Governorate. Yemen's official news agency identifies it as a camp used for security-force personnel and new recruits. The site belongs to Yemen's government-aligned security system rather than a civilian settlement.
Jardan lies inland from Shabwa's provincial capital, placing the camp within territory held by forces aligned with the internationally recognised government. Official Yemeni reporting describes personnel there in a training and preparation phase. Al-Alam's function is to prepare recruits for the security forces. A Houthi spokesman claimed that Saudi officers operated the site, but supplied no evidence and Saudi Arabia did not confirm the claim.
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