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41 Al-Qaeda militants, 16 civilians dead in US raid in Yemen
The death toll from a US raid on Al-Qaeda in Yemen on Sunday has risen to 57 people, including 41 suspected militants and 16 civilians, a provincial official said.
Aden: The death toll from a US raid on Al-Qaeda in Yemen on Sunday has risen to 57 people, including 41 suspected militants and 16 civilians, a provincial official said.
Eight women and eight children were among those killed in the raid in the central province of Baida, the official said.
It would be Washington`s first strike on jihadists in Yemen since President Donald Trump took office on January 20.