dover air force base del u.s. military say wednesday look whether civilians kill raid al qaeda yemen weekend first operation authorize president donald trump commander chief u.s. navy seal william ryan owens kill raid branch al qaeda also know aqap al bayda province pentagon say also kill 14 militants however medics scene say 30 people include 10 women children kill u.s. central command say statement investigate team conclude regrettably civilian non-combatants likely kill sunday raid say children may among casualties central command say assessment seek determine still-undetected civilian casualties ferocious firefight miss trump tighten iran sanction tehran hit back business watch panic silicon valley reuters tv inside mexican migrant shelter u.s. military officials tell reuters trump approve first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence grind support adequate backup preparations result three officials say attack seal team find drop onto reinforce al qaeda base defend landmines snipers large expect contingent heavily arm islamist extremists pentagon direct query officials characterization raid u.s. central command point statement wednesday centcom ask operations believe good chance success ask authorization certainly believe chance successful operations base plan centcom spokesman colonel john thomas say operation go put operators grind inherent risk say u.s. officials say extremists base identify target obama administration leave office jan. 20 then-president barack obama hold approve raid ahead departure white house official say operation thoroughly vet previous administration previous defense secretary sign january raid delay operational reason white house official say military officials speak reuters condition anonymity say brutal firefight kill owens least 15 yemeni women children one dead 8-year-old daughter anwar al-awlaki militant kill 2011 u.s. drone strike women fire u.s. force pentagon spokesman captain jeff davis tell reporters american elite force seize militants take prisoners offsite white house spokesman sean spic say wednesday raid yield benefit know kill estimate 14 aqap members gather unbelievable amount intelligence prevent potential deaths attack american soil something think service members understand join service spic say senior leader yemen al qaeda branch abdulraoof al-dhahab militants kill gunbattle al qaeda say one three u.s. officials say on-the-ground surveillance compound minimal best decision make ... leave incoming administration partly hope good intelligence could collect official say sunday firefight intensify raiders call marine helicopter gunships harrier jump jet two mv-22 osprey vertical takeoff land aircraft extract seal one two suffer engine failure two officials say hit grind hard two crew members injure one marine jet launch precision-guided bomb destroy trump travel dover air force base delaware wednesday unexpected visit meet family owens chief special warfare operator u.s. military probe possible civilian deaths yemen raid