But on Wednesday, Yemeni officials publicly backtracked somewhat from what they had told White House officials, caught between the public outrage at home over civilian deaths and fear of losing American counterterrorism assistance.
When asked about The Times report on Wednesday, the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, did not deny that American commando missions had been suspended.
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His aides say that even though the decision was made over a dinner, it had been fully vetted and had the required legal approvals.
PhotoWASHINGTON ? Yemen?s government said on Wednesday that it had requested a ?reassessment? of an American commando raid last month that killed several women and children and closer coordination on future operations, but said that it had not suspended future raids by United States Special Operations forces.
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