2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen | |||||||
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Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) | |||||||
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at a rescue mission press conference.[1] | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First raid only: Both raids: United States | al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 Yemeni soldier wounded[4] 1 American civilian killed |
13 fighters killed (7 in first raid, 6 in second raid) | ||||||
1 South African civilian killed 8 Yemeni civilians killed[5] |
The 2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen were missions to rescue hostages held by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen. The first attempt on 26 November 2014 rescued 8 hostages, but five hostages, including the American journalist Luke Somers, were moved by AQAP to another location prior to the raid. The second attempt by U.S. Navy SEALs once again attempted to rescue the hostages, but Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie were killed by AQAP during the raid in Shabwah Governorate of Yemen.
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