Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula reportedly beat back the Shiite Houthi rebels’ advance on the city of Rada’a in the central province of Baydah. Thirty Houthis and 18 AQAP fighters are reported to have been killed. AQAP claimed it captured 12 Houthi fighters and six armored vehicles. US drones killed three AQAP operatives near Rada’a.
