U.S. begins investigation of raid in Yemen
Military looks into circumstances of civilian deaths, firefight with al-Qaida militants
By LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press
Posted: February 3, 2017 at 3:40 a.m.
Credit: AP/PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military said Thursday that it is investigating last weekend's raid by U.S. special operations forces in Yemen and that innocent civilians, including children, were apparently killed.
U.S. Central Command said civilians may have been hit by gunfire from aircraft called in to assist U.S. troops, who were engaged in a firefight with militants from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the group's Yemen affiliate.
The military said the civilians may not have been visible to the U.S. forces because they were mixed in with combatants in the compound who were firing at U.S. troops "from all sides to include houses and other buildings."
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