• Debate on wisdom of deadly Yemen raid gets political

    Debate on wisdom of deadly Yemen raid gets political

    Feb 10, 2017 01:57 AM EST

    ... the life of Chief Ryan Owens. AUDIE CORNISH: The raid also killed civilians, including women and children. The New York Times reported this week that Yemen has now withdrawn permission for such operations. Yemen's foreign minister denied that, but said they are seeking a reassessment. We break down what ...

  • What went wrong in the deadly raid on al-Qaida in Yemen?

    What went wrong in the deadly raid on al-Qaida in Yemen?

    Feb 03, 2017 01:14 AM EST

    ... in Yemen? RICHARD ATWOOD, International Crisis Group: We -- as you said, we published a report today that looks at the evolution of al-Qaida in Yemen. And, obviously, there's a lot of talk about the Islamic State, but, in Yemen, it's really al-Qaida that's done well ...

  • News Wrap: Trump makes surprise visit to honor Navy SEAL killed in Yemen

    News Wrap: Trump makes surprise visit to honor Navy SEAL killed in Yemen

    Feb 02, 2017 12:19 AM EST

    ... MILES O'BRIEN: In other news today: President Donald Trump made a surprise trip to honor the first U.S. serviceman killed in combat since he took office. Chief Special Warfare Officer William Ryan Owens, a Navy SEAL, died Sunday in a raid on al-Qaida installation in Yemen ...

  • Trump makes unannounced trip to meet remains of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen

    Trump makes unannounced trip to meet remains of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen

    Feb 01, 2017 09:44 PM EST

    DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Assuming the somber duties of commander in chief, President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip Wednesday to honor the returning remains of a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in a weekend raid in Yemen. Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, a 36-year-old ...

  • 1 U.S. service member killed, 3 wounded in Yemen raid

    1 U.S. service member killed, 3 wounded in Yemen raid

    Jan 29, 2017 03:55 PM EST

    SANAA, Yemen — A U.S. military service member was killed Sunday during a raid against al-Qaida militants in central Yemen that also left nearly 30 others dead, including women and children. The loss of the service member is the first-known combat death of a member of the U ...

  • U.S. halts some arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen deaths concerns

    U.S. halts some arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen deaths concerns

    Dec 13, 2016 06:10 PM EST

    ... behalf of an internationally recognized government in Yemen, against Houthi rebels that the U.S. says are receiving arms supplies from Iran. The conflict began in March 2015 and has killed roughly 9,000 people, creating a humanitarian crisis and famine conditions in Yemen, the Arab world's poorest nation.

  • Facing war and hunger, momentum for women's rights slows in Yemen

    Facing war and hunger, momentum for women's rights slows in Yemen

    Dec 08, 2016 06:19 PM EST

    ... in Yemen is very mountainous and rocky. People can’t walk. They need a means of transportation, and that comes at a cost,” Hadi said. Yemen’s pre-existing problems Even before the conflict began in 2015, Yemen had challenges in education, health and food access, said Hadi. And now ...

  • U.S., others hope for Yemen cease-fire in next days

    U.S., others hope for Yemen cease-fire in next days

    Oct 16, 2016 05:24 PM EST

    LONDON — The United States and Britain are expressing hope that a cease-fire can be reached in Yemen in the coming days. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says mediation is ongoing involving Yemen's exiled, internationally recognized government and the Houthi rebels who control much of the country ...

  • Admiral says missiles fired again at U.S. ship near Yemen

    Admiral says missiles fired again at U.S. ship near Yemen

    Oct 16, 2016 01:15 PM EST

    ... The Mason once again appears to have come under attack in the Red Sea, again from coastal defense cruise missiles fired from the coast of Yemen," Richardson, the chief of naval operations, told reporters Saturday in Baltimore. Just two days earlier, a U.S. warship fired Tomahawk missiles into Yemen ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. strikes back at Houthi rebels in Yemen

    News Wrap: U.S. strikes back at Houthi rebels in Yemen

    Oct 13, 2016 11:21 PM EST

    ...  JUDY WOODRUFF:  In the day's other news:  The U.S. carried out retaliatory strikes against rebels in Yemen, after they fired at American ships earlier this week.  The missiles launched this morning from the destroyer the USS Nitze hit three radar sites along Yemen's Red Sea Coast ...