ADEN, Dec 31 (NNN-YPA) – 10 pro-government Yemeni soldiers were killed in a missile attack, launched by the Houthi rebels against the country’s oil-rich province of Shabwa yesterday, a military official said.
“The Houthi rebels bombed a base of pro-government forces, recently stationed in the south-western part of Shabwa with explosive-laden drones and ballistic missiles,” the local military source said.
Two Houthi-fired missiles and two explosive-laden drones struck the pro-government forces, positioned in Merkhah As Sufla district of Shabwa, causing huge explosions, and killing 10 soldiers and injured more than 17 others in the area, he added.
According to the official, all those killed and wounded were part of the reinforcements in the last two days, to help with the ongoing operations against the Houthis in Shabwa.
On Monday, elite military units of the pro-government Giants Brigades were dispatched from Aden, the country’s southern port city, as part of the plans to launch a large-scale military offensive against the Houthis, in the strategic southern province of Shabwa.
The Houthi rebels made substantial advances on the battlefield in Sept, capturing Bayhan and other key areas in Shabwa.
