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Aid groups say airdrops alone are far from sufficient given the scale of the crisis.

A coalition of militias backed by Iran claimed credit for the attack on a base in Jordan. It comes amid the conflict in the Middle East that the U.S. has been working to keep from spreading.

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.

U.S. Central Command says the rebel fighters apparently turned over the equipment in return for safe passage in the region.