The US has been without a governmental partner in Yemen since a 2015 coup by the Houthi movement overthrew a US-backed administration. The US under both Barack Obama and Trump has supported a bloody Saudi-led air war to oust the Houthis. Accordingly, the US was said to have staged Saturday’s raid offshore, from an aircraft carrier in the region. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our elite service members,” said Gen Joseph Votel, commander of US forces in the Middle East and south Asia. Central Command said the raid included “the capture of information that will likely provide insight into the planning of future terror plots”.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2017 13:16 UTC