US special operations command launched a raid in Yemen recently targeting the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula. It was the first high profile special forces attack under the Presidency of Donald Trump, which led to the death of 14 terrorists, 20 civilians and a navy seal soldier. The US special forces have been deployed in every corner of the globe since the 2001 September 11 attack against the twin towers. American special operations troops deployed to 138 nations last year or 70 percent of the world’s countries according to official Special Operations Command data published by TomDispatch. 55.29 percent of deployments were in the Middle East, a 35 percent decease since 2006. In Africa, deployments of elite U.S. forces skyrocketed 1,600 percent during the same timeframe.