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Biden will announce end of U.S. support for offensive operations in Yemen



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An armed man gestures as he stands on the rubble of houses destroyed by an airstrike near Sanaa Airport in Yemen, March 26, 2015.Khaled Abdullah | ReutersWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday the end of U.S. support for offensive operations in Yemen and name a new envoy to oversee the nation’s diplomatic mission to end the civil war there.However, Biden’s policy will not extend to offensive operations taken by the U.S. against Al Qaeda’s affiliate in the region, known as AQAP.”It does not extend to actions against AQAP, which are actions we undertake in service of …

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