The raid left about 30 people dead, including women and children, according to an Al Qaada official and a news service linked to the terror group. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that a fourth service member was injured in a “hard landing” in a nearby location. The al-Dhahab family, who are the late al-Awlaki’s in-laws, is considered an ally of Al Qaeda, which is now chiefly concentrated in Bayda province. It was not immediately clear whether the family members were actual members of Al Qaeda. A two-hour gun battle ensued after American service members landed on the ground, it said.

Source: thestar January 29, 2017 14:12 UTC