US military officials: Trump-ordered raid in Yemen...was approved 'without sufficient intelligence' [View all]
Source: Reuters via Business Insider
U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.
As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists.
One of the three U.S. officials said on-the-ground surveillance of the compound was “minimal, at best.”
(Regarding Obama's decision to delay the mission) “The decision was made ... to leave it to the incoming administration, partly in the hope that more and better intelligence could be collected,” that official said.
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