Yemen seeks 'reassessment' of deadly U.S. raid

Marine One carrying President Trump
President Trump arrives at Dover Air Force Base aboard the Marine One to greet the remains of a U.S. military commando killed during a raid on the al Qaeda militant group in southern Yemen.
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Updated: 3:34 p.m. | Posted: 2:06 p.m.

Yemen's foreign minister says it has asked for a "reassessment" of a U.S. raid last month that killed several women and children, but denies reports that his government has requested a suspension of American ground operations.

Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi said Wednesday that "Yemen continues to cooperate with the United States and continues to abide by all the agreements."

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He added that the government "is involved in talks with the U.S. administration on the latest raid."

He said reports that Yemen has demanded a halt to U.S. special operations are "not true."

The Jan. 28 raid against al-Qaida militants in central Yemen killed several women and children. A Navy SEAL was also killed in the raid, and six U.S. soldiers were wounded.

In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, said: "We are not aware of any such ban, and in fact have seen reports of Yemeni officials disputing this report.

" The government of Yemen under President Hadi has been a strong partner in the fight against AQAP, and we continue to closely coordinate our operations with them," he added.