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US Special Operations Forces Deployed To 70% Of The World in 2016

This was the first high-profile special forces operation of Donald Trump's presidency

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Adrija Shukla New Delhi
On January 29, US Special Operations Command launched a raid in Yemen targeting 38-year-old Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. This was the first high-profile special forces operation of Donald Trump’s presidency and it resulted in the deaths of at least 14 Al Qaida fighters, over 20 civilians and Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens.
 
Raids like the one in Yemen are nothing new; US special operations troops have been embroiled in constant battle since 9/11 from the back alleys of North Africa to the mountains of Afghanistan. However, the majority of their missions around