If the Yemeni government moved to restrict U.S.-led ground missions in the country, it would mark a significant setback for the new Trump administration and the Pentagon, as both have quietly readied plans to expand and accelerate operations in Yemen in an effort to curb the growth of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The plans, an outgrowth of the Obama administration's strategy in Yemen, were put on hold by the outgoing president for review under Trump.