At least six soldiers were killed and tens wounded in a twin explosions at a military base near the International Aden Airport on Wednesday, SABA news agency reported.

At least six soldiers were killed and tens wounded in a twin explosions at a military base near the International Aden Airport on Wednesday, SABA news agency reported.

Local Yemeni sources said a car bomb was detonated at the entrance of the al-Saolaban military base in Khormakser district. Seconds later, a second vehicle drove inside the base and exploded too.

After the explosions, clashes launched between the soldiers and the gunmen, who entered the base from the backward gate, the sources said, stressing gun battles are still going on in the base.

Since being under occupation forces' control, Aden and southern provinces are witnessing growing insecurity trouble and increasing existence of al-Qaeda and ISIL elements.

The Yemeni army and popular committees continued striking the KSA-led mercenaries, inflicting heavy losses upon them, as the Saudi warplanes kept raiding the various provinces.

Yemen has been since March 26, 2015 under brutal aggression by Saudi-led coalition.

Thousands have been martyred and injured in the attack, with the vast majority of them are civilians.

Riyadh launched the attack on Yemen in a bid to restore power to fugitive president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi who is a close ally to Saudi Arabia.

However, Yemeni army, backed by the committees has been engaged in battles with Saudi-led mercenaries and Hadi’s militias in several areas across the country.