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Pentagon Acknowledges U.S. Troops on the Ground in Yemen

HeadlineMay 09, 2016

The Pentagon has acknowledged it quietly deployed U.S. troops to Yemen, where a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition is fighting Houthi rebels. A Pentagon spokesperson provided few details, saying a “very small number” of U.S. troops were on the ground to help fight al-Qaeda militants. Critics have blamed the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led campaign in Yemen for helping fuel the militants’ spread.

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