The U.S. military has conducted over 30 airstrikes against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula across three provinces in Yemen, according to Capt. According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Long War Journal, the U.S. military has averaged 30 airstrikes a year since 2012. The terrorist group also sent fighters to Paris to kill the staff of Charlie Hebdo in 2015. Some Somalis are also part of AQAP who share ideological ties as the al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia is another Al Qaeda affiliate, the official said. Davis said those reports were false and no US ground troops had taken part in raids since the SEAL raid on Jan. 29.

Source: Fox News March 04, 2017 14:21 UTC