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Eager to defend a counterterrorism raid that killed civilians and one U.S. sailor, the Pentagon found it was touting a decade-old video. But it insists the operation was still worth launching.

U.S. Central Command says the soldiers were conducting a raid against a local al-Qaida affiliate in the region. A former Yemeni minister tells NPR his granddaughter was also killed in the raid.

The coalition of tribesmen have vowed to expel fighters from the extremist group and restore order to the Gulf of Aden port.

In a video, the now-dead suspect in the seizure of a kosher supermarket in Paris announced his loyalty to the leader of the self-declared Islamic State.

Three assailants who allegedly carried out two separate attacks in and around the French capital this week were reportedly linked by religious zealotry and a 2010 prison-break plot.

A brief statement says that a joint mission with the Yemeni military retrieved some hostages, but journalist Luke Somers was not at the target location.