Houthi: A military official reported that ten Yemeni soldiers were killed in a missile attack by the Houthi militia in the country's oil-rich province of Shabwa. "With explosive-laden drones and ballistic missiles, the Houthi rebel militia bombed a base of pro-government forces lately stationed in the southwestern portion of Shabwa," the official claimed.

He said that two missiles and two explosive-laden drones targeted pro-government forces positioned in Shabwa's Merkhah As Sufla region, producing massive explosions and killing 10 pro-government soldiers and injuring more than 17 others in the area. The soldiers were part of the reinforcements in the previous two days, according to the official, to help with the ongoing operations against the Houthis in Shabwa.

The pro-government Giants Brigades despatched special military units from Aden, the country's southern port city, on Monday as part of plans to launch a large-scale military operation against the Houthis in Shabwa. In September, the Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran, made significant gains on the battlefield, taking Bayhan and other critical regions in Shabwa.

Since 2014, when the Houthi militia forcefully overran much of the country and seized all northern provinces, including the capital Sanaa, Yemen has been engulfed in civil conflict.

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