In central Yemen, 14 militants were killed in a US commando raid on an al-Qaeda stronghold, the military says. One US soldier died and three were injured. Several Apache helicopters were reported to have taken part in the operation in al-Baida province. <br/><br/>Three al-Qaeda leaders were among those killed in a battle lasting 45 minutes in a village in Yakla district. Earlier reports suggested a higher death toll. US drones have carried out periodic attacks on al-Qaeda in Yemen. Local sources earlier said 41 militants and 16 civilians were killed. <br/>Leading al-Qaeda figure Abdul Raouf al-Dhahab was among those killed in the night-time operation in which drones were also used. Al-Qaeda has taken advantage of the chaos caused by the conflict in Yemen to entrench its presence in the south and south-east. This was the first such raid since President Donald Trump took office on January 20th.<br/><br/>