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Trump May Give the Pentagon More Authority to Conduct Raids ... » Mar 2, 2017 ...By The New York Times. Mr. Trump and Defense Department officials have maintained that the January raid — the first such operation approved by the new president — was successful, saying that valuable intelligence was collected. Military officials have been advocating an increase in raids in Yemen in... Nytimes.com

Donald Trump's first US military raid 'kills 30 civilians, including 10 ... » Jan 30, 2017 ...Donald Trump's first US military raid 'kills 30 civilians, including 10 women and children'. 'Why kill children? ...The US military meanwhile confirmed 14 al-Qaeda fighters had been killed in the raid, and a further two in a drone strike on central Yemen later in the day. ...World news in pictures. 38 show all... Independent.co.uk

US raid on al-Qaeda in Yemen: What we know so far - BBC News » Feb 3, 2017 ...The White House maintains it was a "well thought-out" operation. Military officials said they seized "valuable and actionable intelligence". But the raid did not go entirely to plan. In the first operation under President Donald Trump, one Navy commando died, and there are likely civilian casualties - including... Bbc.com

Devices Seized in Yemen Raid Offer Some Clues to Qaeda Tactics ... » Mar 1, 2017 ...WASHINGTON — Computers and cellphones seized during a deadly Special Operations raid in Yemen in January offer clues about attacks Al Qaeda ....At the core of the Trump administration's sensitivity about the raid are two questions: Was it worth the life of a decorated member of the Navy SEALs? And... Nytimes.com

A Conflict Overlooked: Yemen in Crisis » Oct 20, 2016 ...65 Eric Schmitt and David E Sanger, “Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End,” New. York Times, February 1, 2017, accessed February 2, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/world/middleeast/donald-trump- yemen-commando-raid- questions.html. 66 “Yemen: Hadi's government... Iaffairscanada.com

Georgetown Security Studies Review – The Yemen Raid: Uncertain ... » Feb 11, 2017 ...[ii] Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger, “Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End,” New York Times, February 1, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/ 2017/02/01/world/middleeast/donald-trump-yemen-commando-raid-questions. html. [iii] “U.S. Central Command Statement on Yemen Raid,” U.S.... Georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org

The Yemeni Civil War » Jun 21, 2016 ...Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End.'' New York Times, February 1, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/world/middleeast/donald- trump-yemen-commando-raid-questions.html. 44 Martin, Kate. '' Are U.S. Drone Strikes Legal?'' Center for American Progress, April 1, 2016. Teimun.org

Reckless Endangerment: President Trump and the Use of Military ... » May 1, 2017 ...During his first 100 days in office, it has become clear that President Donald Trump views military force as his primary—if not only—foreign policy tool. ..... York Times, February 1, 2017, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/ world/middleeast/donald-trump-yemen-commando-raid-questions.html. Americanprogress.org

Questions mount over botched Yemen raid approved by Trump ... » Feb 2, 2017 ...The US military has launched an investigation into the scale of civilian casualties in a botched special forces raid against a suspected al-Qaida base in Yemen, the first such mission to be approved by Donald Trump, as questions mount over the operation. After initially denying there had been any civilian... Theguardian.com

Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End - The ... » Feb 1, 2017 ...And on Wednesday, Mr. Trump flew to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to be present as the body of the American commando killed in the raid was returned ... of detailed planning that went into the operation during the Obama administration and whether the right questions were raised before its approval. Nytimes.com