2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen

2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen
	Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
	; Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at a rescue mission press conference.
Date	First attempt: 26 November 2014; Second attempt: 6 December 2014
Location	Yemen Hajr as-Say'ar, Hadhramaut Governorate (first attempt); Shabwah Governorate (second attempt);
Result	First attempt Mission successful; Eight hostages freed; Somers and four other hostages not found at the first location; Second attempt Mission failed; Two hostages, including Somers, killed;
Belligerents
First raid only:; Yemen Both raids:; United States	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Units involved
U.S. Navy SEALs DEVGRU; Yemeni Armed Forces Yemeni Army;	Unknown
Strength
Yemen 30 counter-terrorist operatives; United States 40 JSOC operators; V-22 Osprey helicopters;	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 Yemeni soldier wounded; 1 American civilian killed	13 fighters killed; (7 in first raid, 6 in second raid)
	1 South African civilian killed; 8 Yemeni civilians killed

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.

^ "American, South African hostages killed in Yemen". The Seattle Times.
^ "US troops played key role in Yemen rescue mission". AOL. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
^ Barbara Starr; Jim Sciutto; Ray Sanchez (6 December 2014). "Hagel: Al Qaeda kills American hostage during U.S. raid - CNN.com". CNN.
^ "Yemeni forces free hostages, kill kidnappers". 25 November 2014.
^ NY Times, 2 Hostages Killed in Yemen as U.S. Rescue Effort Fails, By KAREEM FAHIM and ERIC SCHMITTDEC. 6, 2014, "In the village where the rescue attempt took place, in the southern province of Shabwah, a tribal leader, Tarek al-Daghari al-Awlaki, said the American commandos had raided four houses, killing at least two militants but also eight civilians."https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/world/middleeast/hostage-luke-somers-is-killed-in-yemen-during-rescue-attempt-american-official-says.html

[1] "American, South African hostages killed in Yemen". The Seattle Times.

[aol.com-2] "US troops played key role in Yemen rescue mission". AOL. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

[novemberattempt-3] Barbara Starr; Jim Sciutto; Ray Sanchez (6 December 2014). "Hagel: Al Qaeda kills American hostage during U.S. raid - CNN.com". CNN.

[4] "Yemeni forces free hostages, kill kidnappers". 25 November 2014.

[5] NY Times, 2 Hostages Killed in Yemen as U.S. Rescue Effort Fails, By KAREEM FAHIM and ERIC SCHMITTDEC. 6, 2014, "In the village where the rescue attempt took place, in the southern province of Shabwah, a tribal leader, Tarek al-Daghari al-Awlaki, said the American commandos had raided four houses, killing at least two militants but also eight civilians."https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/world/middleeast/hostage-luke-somers-is-killed-in-yemen-during-rescue-attempt-american-official-says.html

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