American-led intervention in Yemen (ICSP)

Early Operations
Operations began in late March of 2010. President Obama ordered the military campaign in response to the beheading of an American journalist in South Yemen. Beginning as only air operations against al-Qaeda operatives it would eventually turn into an active ground operation with special forces taking the lead. Many allied nations joined the US in the interest in national security and to help stabilize the Arab Peninsula.

June 13 2013 ambush
On June 13th of 2013 a task force of 12 Americans and 8 Yemeni soldiers were ambushed by al-Qaeda operatives near Kitaf Yemen. The mission started off as a patrol mission to help secure the region. After a break near an abandoned structure 4 hours into the mission at 3:38 the task force would come under attack by several dozen Jihadists. For more than 45 minutes the task force fought off the ambush until an armed drone would come to assist them. Four Americans would lose their lives in the attack with three being wounded along with three Yemen soldiers being killed. 20 members of al-Qaeda would be killed during the attack. Shortly after the attack Fox News would come out calling it "A betrayal of our armed forces by our President" then calling for an investigation of the attack. Many asked why was there no air support and why did it take 45 minutes for assistance to arrive. al-Qaeda forces in the region would use the attack as propaganda showing the bodies of two fallen American soldiers during the ambush.