The Kuwaiti Shahed publication cited Yemeni Defense Ministry spokesman Ali Bakali as saying that the attack took place because the forces that had secured the province and declared allegiance to the government had retained their loyalty to the Houthis and former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The spokesman specified that the air-to-air rocket had been launched from the neighboring province of Shabwah, a territory previously thought to be freed from Houthis.Bakali underscored that Yemeni authorities, headed by President-in-exile Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, can only trust the new army, currently being formed. He added that the new army's make-up would be completely overhauled and would not include officers from the previous government forces.
The Saudi-led alliance has been conducting an operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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