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BOTCHED RAID

Humiliation for Trump as Yemen ‘BANS raids blitzing Al Qaeda bases’ after new president’s first raid killed little girl and US marine

Gruesome photos of children apparently killed in a firefight during the Trump authorised US raid caused outrage in Middle Eastern country

YEMEN has reportedly demanded the US halt ground operations in its country unless they have permission after a raid green-lighted by Donald Trump killed civilians.

Yemeni officials are said to have confirmed their government has sent a firm message to the White House condemning the January 29 operation that left one US Navy Seal dead along with women and children.

 Eight-year-old daughter of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was among those killed in the US raid
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Eight-year-old daughter of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was among those killed in the US raidCredit: Twitter
 US Seal William "Ryan" Owens also died in the Saudi led attack
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US Seal William "Ryan" Owens also died in the Saudi led attackCredit: US Navy

Speaking anonymously to , one official said: "The green light the US had for conducting ground missions is now red."

This is because of the botched raid and the fact the government was not consulted about it going ahead, it's claimed.

Foreign minister Abdul Malik Al Mekhlafi later condemned the raid in a Twitter post as “extrajudicial killings”.

Photographs of children apparently killed in the crossfire caused outrage in Yemen, reports .

The eight-year-old daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical cleric and US citizen who was killed in a drone strike in 2011, was reportedly among those killed.

The unnamed official said: "That's what happens when a mission goes wrong.

"From the intelligence we have, conducting a raid was the wrong option and failure was written all over it.

“The only side that gained is al Qaeda."

But there are conflicting reports that the Yemeni government has condemned, but stopped short of banning, the US raids.

Its exact position has yet to be announced.

The operation, which took place on January 29, was the first military action undertaken by Donald Trump in his presidency which comes just two days after he signed an executive order banning Muslims from entry to the US.

The US military said 14 Al-Qaeda militants had died in the attack but local reports in Yemen say the figure was actually 41.

 A Yemeni boy sits amid rubble of damaged houses following reported Saudi-led coalition air strikes on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on February 1
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A Yemeni boy sits amid rubble of damaged houses following reported Saudi-led coalition air strikes on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on February 1Credit: Getty Images
 Newly recruited pro-government policemen parade during their graduation ceremony in the northern province of Marib, Yemen, ready to fight in the civil war
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Newly recruited pro-government policemen parade during their graduation ceremony in the northern province of Marib, Yemen, ready to fight in the civil warCredit: Reuters

The US army also said that American troops had captured “information that will likely provide insight into the planning of future terror plots”.

Eight women and eight children were among those killed in the dawn raid at Yakla, located in the central province of Baida, according to a local official.

The civil war in Yemen has killed more than 7,400 people since a Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened to support Hadi in March 2015, according to the World Health Organisation.

But UN humanitarian coordinator Jamie McGoldrick said as many as 10,000 civilians may have died in just one week last month.

Parts of the war torn country are also suffering from a severe famine.

 Saida Ahmad Baghili, 18, lies on a bed at the al-Thawra hospital where she receives treatment for severe acute malnutrition
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Saida Ahmad Baghili, 18, lies on a bed at the al-Thawra hospital where she receives treatment for severe acute malnutritionCredit: Reuters


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