also wounded. president trump authorized this operation and he just released a statement saying americans are saddened this morning with news that a life of a heroic service member has been taken in our fight against the evil of radical islamic terrorism. my deepest thoughts and how mumt prayers with the family of this fallen service member and i pray for a quick and complete recovery for service members that suffered injuries. ryan browne, what more do you know? this elite service member was wounded during this raid on an al qaeda in arabian peninsula headquarters in yemen. it was an intense firefight. there were about 14 al qaeda operatives killed. it was part of what s called a site exploitation raid which is an effort to gather intelligence that can facilitate additional raids and other drone strikes against the terror group. it was kind of one of the first