US military probes Yemen civilian deaths

The US military is was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorised by President Donald Trump as commander in chief.

US Navy SEAL William "Ryan" Owens was killed in the raid on a branch of al Qaeda, also known as AQAP, in al Bayda province, which the Pentagon said also killed 14 militants. However, medics at the scene said about 30 people, including 10 women and children, were killed.

US Central Command said in a statement that an investigating team had "concluded regrettably that civilian non-combatants were likely killed" during Sunday's raid. It said children may have been among the casualties.