Raid on Al Hathla

Raid on Al Hathla
	Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present); and the War on Terror
Date	23 May 2017
Location	Al Hathla, Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Hashim Muhsin Aydarus al-Hamid; Khalid Ali Mabkhut al-Aradah
Units involved
DEVGRU	Al-Moradi clan tribesmen Loyal to AQAP; Al-Aadhal tribe, tribesmen loyal to AQAP;
Strength
40–60 commandos, 1 Lockheed AC-130, three Boeing AH-64 Apache, two Military transport aircraft, 8-9 Attack helicopters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Several wounded (according to US)	7 militants killed (according to US); None killed (according to local and tribal sources); 2+ killed (according to a human rights organization)
	5 civilians killed and 6 wounded (according to local and tribal sources and a human rights organization); No civilians killed (according to US)

The raid on Al Hathla was a military operation launched by the United States military, against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula forces in Ma'rib Governorate in Yemen on 23 May 2017. The attack occurred in an Al-Qaeda compound that was used as a training facility for new combatants.