Conflict

U.S. Forces in Yemen

Incident Code

USYEM250328a

Location

منطقة الصرف الصحي، مديرية بني حشيش, Sarf area, Bani Hashish district, Sanaa, Yemen

Geolocation

15.433056, 44.264444
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: August 19, 2025

One civilian was injured by an alleged US bombing of the Sarf area in Bani Hashish District, north of Sanaa, Yemen on March 28, 2025.

A post from @alkhabar_ye, along with other local sources, reported that one “citizen” was injured by a US “attack” on the Sarf area in Bani Hashish District. There were no additional details found about the identity of the citizen or their condition.

A video posted by @TvAlmasirah reportedly shows the damage cause by the US bombing to a citizen’s house. In the video, part of the wall and ceiling of a gray brick building is collapsed and from an inside view of the home, debris are strewn on the floor, the window and walls in a bathroom are blown out, and household items can be seen among the rubble on the floor. A man is also interviewed later in the video, and adds that the strikes occurred at 1am local time. He also states that nobody was home when the first building which was hit by the airstrikes, and that homes belonging to the Al Qael family and the Al Taher family were also hit.

Where sources attribute responsibility for the strike, all sources attributed the strike to the US.

This incident was updated on May 16, 2026, to include imagery and assessment from the Open Source Munitions Portal (OSMP). The OSMP identified images of munitions connected to this incident as a GBU-53/B Storm Breaker, a 250 pound air-delivered bomb.

Assessment Updates

11 June 2025
Incident updated to include log of previous post-publication updates.
16 May 2025
Images of munition remnants added. Images of remnants identified by Airwars’ munitions team and uploaded to Open Source Munitions Portal after publication.
19 August 2025
A reference and link to the Open Source Munitions Portal (OSMP) was added to the bespoke 'Munitions' box.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
1

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the area of Sarf (منطقة الصرف الصحي) in the Bani Hashish district (مديرية بني حشيش). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the district and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Sarf are: 15.433056, 44.264444.

Munition

Images of a munition remnant found at the location of this incident were shared by the Houthis (AnsarAllah) and have been identified as a GBU-53/B StormBreaker by munitions experts at the Open Source Munitions Portal (OSMP), a joint project between Airwars and the Armament Research Services (ARES), and can be viewed here (OSMP1255, OSMP1257).

Tentative Model

Air-delivered bomb, GBU-53/B StormBreaker

Military Statements

U.S. Forces Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S. Forces
U.S. Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed

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