Several U.S. Navy SEALS were injured during a raid targeting Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen Tuesday morning—seven AQAP militants were killed.
Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said the American’s injuries were not serious and all troops were expected to survive.
CNN reported: The raid targeted a compound that was being used by AQAP “as a headquarters, a place to meet and plan for external operations,” according to US Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. The mission was to “disrupt” operations in a known safe haven, though another US defense official could not point to a specific disrupted operation.
The al Qaeda fighters were “likely not expecting us” because of how deep in Yemeni territory the raid occurred, Davis said. This was the “deepest we’ve ever gone into Yemen to fight AQAP,” he said.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, also known as Ansar al-Sharia in Yemen, is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
