EXCLUSIVE: Navy Seal raid in Yemen missed its main target, who is now taunting Pres. Trump, U.S. officials tell NBC News
The goal of the massive U.S.-led operation in Yemen was to capture or kill Qassim al-Rimi, considered among the world’s most dangerous terrorists, American military and intelligence officials tell NBC News.
A U.S. Navy Seal was killed in the raid, along with civilians, including an 8-year-old-girl. But U.S. officials believe their target escaped and has made a new audio tape. Read more NBCNews.com and watch the full report on 'NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt' at 6:30pm ET.
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On Sunday, al-Rimi — who landed on the U.S. most-wanted terrorist list after taking over al Qaeda's Yemen affiliate in 2015 — released an audio recording that military sources said is authentic.
"The fool of the White House got slapped at the beginning of his road in your lands," he said in an apparent reference to the Jan. 29 raid.
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