US Forces Kill Seven Al-Qaeda Militants In Yemen Raid

US forces have carried out a ground raid on an Al-Qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the Pentagon said late Monday.

The raid took place in Maarib Governorate in the early hours on Tuesday local time.

A US official told Reuters that initial indications are that no US troops wounded or killed in the Yemen operation and that the primary objective of the raid was to gather intelligence. Read more here.

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