Yakla raid
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| Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) and the War on Terror |
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 United States United Arab Emirates
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Limesh Francis Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Abdul Rauf al-Dhahab † Sultan al-Dhahab † Seif al-Joufi † |
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Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed, 3 wounded 1 V-22 Osprey destroyed |
14 killed (U.S. claim) | ||||||
| 14–25 civilian casualties (including 1 U.S. citizen) | |||||||
US tactical victory (disputed)
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
The Yakla raid, or simply 2017 Yemen raid, was a United States-led Special Operations Forces operation was carried out on January 29, 2017 in al-Ghayil, a village in the Yakla area of the Al Bayda province in central Yemen, during the Second Yemeni Civil War. Authorized by President Donald Trump, its goal was to gather intelligence on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and also, as claimed by unnamed sources, targeted the group's leader, Qasim al-Raymi. The operation, the first high level counter-terrorism raid authorized by Trump, did not follow the rigorous planning procedures of the prior two administrations.United States Central Command (CENTCOM) was involved with the Special Operations Command, which oversees global counter-terrorism military operations, and the CIA.
One U.S. Navy SEAL was killed and three other SEALs were wounded in the raid. Between 14 and 25 civilians, including the eight-year-old American daughter of the deceased Al Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, were also killed in the raid along with up to 14 enemy combatants. A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey was destroyed during the operation.
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