Conflict

U.S. Forces in Yemen

Incident Code

USYEM250413b

Location

حي النهضة السكني، صَنْعَاء, Al-Nahda neighbourhood, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

Geolocation

15.390910, 44.184880
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: June 11, 2025

A civilian was killed, in addition to between four and six Houthi leaders and members, by alleged US airstrikes on Al-Nahda neighborhood in the Al-Thawra district of Sanaa, Yemen on April 13, 2025.

A tweet from @AlHudhudmag reported that one person was killed by a US attack on the Al-Nahda residential neighborhood in the Al-Thawra district of Sanaa. Masa Press added details that the airstrikes happened in the evening in a residential neighborhood, resulting in the death of a “citizen” and widespread property damage.

A post from Abu al-Awlaki al-Jawhari stated that Houthi leader Khaled Al-Madani, director of the security facilities, was killed when an airstrike hit the home of an arms dealer whose name is unknown, killing Khaled, the arms dealer, and “other terrorist leaders and members”. The source added that following the strikes, the Houthis had imposed a strict security cordon around the area and did not let residents enter. According to @YmanAlayma4335, the home belonged to Jarman Al-Saidi. A post from Badran Al-Hazmi further documented that in addition to Khaled and Jarman, Khaled’s son, Zain Al-Abidin, his office manager, Ghassan Al-Madani, Mohammed Al-Madani, and Abdul-Qader Al-Mahdi were also killed.

Images posted by sources @bwjfr74540123 and @masapress1 have not been archived within this incident as they have been identified as relating to previous airstrikes in Yemen and/or other conflicts.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the US military.

Assessment Updates

11 June 2025
Incident updated to include log of previous post-publication updates.
16 May 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not yet been geolocated when originally published.

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 killed
1
Military actors reported killed
4–6

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al-Nahda (حي النهضة) to the north-west of Sanaa City (صَنْعَاء‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 15.390910, 44.184880. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (4)