Pentagon Official: 'U.S. Troops Will Remain In Yemen For Now'

Military Times: Boots on the ground in Yemen will be 'short term'

Despite a string of victories over Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a team of U.S. troops on the ground in Yemen will remain in place for now, a top Pentagon official said.

“They are still in country, still providing that liaison role, particularly in support of intelligence sharing,” Defense Department spokesman Peter Cook said Monday.

The deployment is "short term" but currently has no firm end date, Cook said.The “small contingent” of U.S. forces was deployed there in April to support Arab-led forces' effort to oust the militant group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula from their stronghold in the Yemeni port of Mokala, Cook said.

“It’s going to be a limited period of time, but I don’t have a particular deadline [for withdrawal],” Cook told reporters at a press briefing at the Pentagon.

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Update: US Troops Remain in Yemen to Counter Al-Qaeda Affiliate in Mukalla (Sputnik)

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WNU Editor: Trevor Timm from the Guardian is correct .... this direct U.S. military involvement in the war in Yemen has (and is) being completely under-reported with little if any debate .... As the US meddles in another Middle East war, candidates must address it (Trevor Timm, The Guardian).