Up to a dozen civilians died during a controversial January raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, the head of US forces in the Middle East said Thursday. Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Joe Votel said “somewhere between four and 12 casualties” resulted from the US raid, which ...
US forces on Tuesday conducted a series of air strikes in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pentagon said. “More than 20 strikes targeted AQAP militants, equipment and infrastructure in the Yemeni governorates of Abyan, Al Bayda and Shabwah,” Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said.
