American Luke Somers and South African Pierre Korkie were fatally wounded by militants from the Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) who were holding them, in a botched attempt by the US special operations forces to rescue them. Reuters spoke to a number of US officials, who under the condition of anonymity revealed the details of the showdown between US elite team and the AQAP. Read More: US hostage Luke Somers, S. Africa's Pierre Korkie killed in Yemen in rescue op The mission to free the two hostages, according to an anonymous US defense official started late Friday in...
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