US elite forces in deadly raid on Qaeda in Yemen

Elite US forces launched a dawn raid against Al-Qaeda in Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 14 suspected jihadists in an operation in which an American soldier also died. The assault marked Washington's first major military action in Yemen under President Donald Trump, who has vowed to step up the US fight against Islamic extremism. The US military said the raid in the Yakla region of Baida province killed 14 members of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which Washington views as the globa