At least 30 Yemeni forces loyal to the internationally recognized government were killed in an attack on Sunday morning with missiles and drones targeting a government military base in southern Yemen, according to medical and military sources.

Muhammad al-Naqib, a spokesman for the Fourth Military Region, told AFP that the attack "leaded more than thirty dead and at least 56 wounded," according to a toll confirmed by a military medical source.

Government officials told AFP that the attack, which was attributed to the Houthi rebels, targeted Al-Anad air base in Lahj province, the largest military air base in the war-wracked country.

The Houthi rebels have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Houthi rebels launched an attack in January 2019 on the same base during a military parade, which caused the death of the head of military intelligence in the Yemeni forces and a number of soldiers.

The rebels took control of this base during their advance in southern Yemen in 2015, but forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni government regained control of it in the same year.

A conflict in Yemen has been raging between a government backed by a Saudi-led military coalition since 2015 and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels who control large areas in the north and west of the country, as well as the capital, Sanaa, since their offensive began in 2014.