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Associated Press
Cairo

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."

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.