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What Really Happened in the U.S. Raid on Yemen?

March 12, 2017 | BBC
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 Iona Craig
Children in the rubble of houses in the village of al Ghayil, Yemen. Image by Iona Craig/The Intercept. Yemen, 2017.

Children in the rubble of houses in the village of al Ghayil, Yemen. Image by Iona Craig/The Intercept. Yemen, 2017.

U.S. President Donald Trump said it was "highly successful." Residents of the Yemeni village attacked by U.S. Navy Seals on Jan. 25 say at least 16 civilians were killed.