U.S. And Yemen Deny Reports That Yemen Requested A Stop To U.S. Ground Operations

Washington Post: Yemen reviews deadly U.S. raid on al-Qaeda, but stops short of issuing ban

Yemen’s top diplomat said the country has called for a “reassessment” of a Jan. 28 raid that left multiple civilians and a U.S. service member dead, but Yemen did not issue an outright ban on future American-led missions, a report said Wednesday.

The statement by Yemen’s foreign minister, Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi, according to the Associated Press, followed a report in the New York Times that Yemen had revoked permissions for the United States to continue ground counterterrorism operations in the country, a base for one of al-Qaeda’s most dangerous affiliates.

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WNU Editor: The report that has resulted in these U.S.-Yemen denials is here .... Yemen Withdraws Permission for U.S. Antiterror Ground Missions (New York

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Yemen expresses concern at U.S. raid but stops short of ban -- Reuters
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Yemen calls for 'reassessment' of U.S. terror raid -- USA Today
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Why did Yemen ask the US to slow down its ground troop activity? -- Patrick Reilly, CSM

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