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28 incidents

Incident Date

27 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250427a

Location

منطقة ثقبان بمديرية بني الحارث, Thaqban area, Bani al-Harith District, Sanaa, Yemen
At around 8pm on 27th April 2025, at least 11 civilians, including eight children and two women, were killed and four others, including three children, were injured by alleged US airstrikes on four homes in the Thaqban area in Bani al-Harith District of Sanaa, Yemen. @TvAlmasirah provided an initial toll of eight citizens killed, including…

Summary

Published
16 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Truck), Residential (House)
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

26 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250426a

Location

حي ١٤ اوكتوبر بمديرية السبعين، صَنْعَاء‎, 14th of October neighbourhood, Al Sab’een district, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
A woman, identified only as Batoul, was killed by an alleged US airstrike on the “October 14 neighbourhood” on 26 April, 2025. Missing under the rubble, her body was found more than 16 hours after the strike. A video shared by @TvAlmasirah showed Batoul’s husband, “search[ing] for his wife under the rubble of his destroyed…

Summary

Published
15 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

20 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250420a

Location

سوق في حي فروة، مديرية شعوب، صنعاء, Market in Furwa neighbourhood, Shu'ub District, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
At least thirteen civilians were killed and between 30 and 34 others injured when an airstrike or air defense missile hit the Furwa neighbourhood market during the evening of 20 April, 2025. Sources diverged on whether the US or Houthis were responsible. Ibrahim Khalil Muhammad was killed, as was Ramzi Zakaria Fahim al-Badawi, Essam al-Arabi,…

Summary

Published
15 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce (Market), Vehicle (Car, Truck, Motorcycle)
Civilians reported killed
13–14
Civilians reported injured
30–34
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250413a

Location

بجوار مصنع الصواري للسيراميك، متنة، منطقة بني مطر, Al-Sawari Ceramics Factory, Matnah, Bani Matar District, Sanaa, Yemen
At least three civilians were killed and between 10 and 29 others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a factory in the Matna area in Bani Matar, Sanaa, Yemen on April 13th, 2025. Initial reporting from the Yemeni Ministry of Health, quoted by @TvAlmasirah and Al Moaeed Abd al Bari, stated that two people…

Summary

Published
2 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Warehouse, Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
10–29
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

8 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250408a

Location

مدينة أمين مقبل, Amin Muqbel, Al-Hawek district, Al-Hudaida, Yemen
At least thirteen people were killed, including at least four children, in two alleged US airstrikes on the city of Amin Muqbel on 8 April, 2025. The strikes reportedly occurred at around 9 PM and at least 10 people were reported injured. Teenager Mohammad Fareed was killed, as was mother Najlaa Abdulmalek Muhsen al-Jabri and…

Summary

Published
8 April 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13–15
Civilians reported injured
10–16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250406a

Location

منطقة شعب الحافة، مديرية شعوب، صنعاء, Shaab Al-Hafa area, Shu'ub district, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
At least three civilians, including at least one child and one woman, were killed and between 16 to 25 other civilians, including 11 women and children, were injured by alleged US airstrikes on the Shaab Al-Hafa neighborhood in the Shu'ub district of Sanaa, Yemen on April 6, 2025. A tweet from @Jih_8 reported that a…

Summary

Published
2 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
16–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250323a

Location

بالقرب من مدرسة أبو بكر الصديق، مديرية معين، صنعاء, Vicinity of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq School, Ma'in District, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and up to fifteen others wounded - including five children and two women - by an alleged US airstrike on a residential building in the Ma’in District of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a during the evening of 23 March, 2025. The strike reportedly hit the building in front of…

Summary

Published
23 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle, Residential, Commerce (Market)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 March 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250319a

Location

مدينة الثورة في صنعاء, Al-Thawra neighbourhood, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
At least nine civilians, seven women and two children, were injured by two alleged US airstrikes on a wedding reception hall in the Al-Thawra District of Sana'a, Yemen at around 7:30 PM on March 19, 2025. Houthi-affiliated news @TvAlmasirah reported on the "US aggression's bombing of a residential neighborhood in Al-Thawra District in the capital,…

Summary

Published
24 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Commerce, Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 March 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250316b

Location

حي عطان في صنعاء, Attan neighborhood, Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen
At least five civilians, including women and children, were reported injured by alleged US airstrikes on the Attan neighborhood of Sana’a, Yemen on March 16, 2025. The US military released a statement that "On March 15, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) initiated an operation consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen in order…

Summary

Published
18 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building), Commerce, Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

15 March 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250315a

Location

حي الجراف في مديرية الشعوب، صنعاء, Al-Jaraf neighborhood, Al-Shu’ub district, Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen
At least nine civilians were reported killed and up to 18 others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a home in Bir Zaid neighborhood of Al-Jiraf area, Shu’ub District, Sana'a, Yemen on March 15, 2025. At least two women and two children were among those injured. Most sources referred to strikes on the Al-Jaraf…

Summary

Published
18 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9–18
Civilians reported injured
2–18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

15–16 March, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250315b

Location

منطقة قحزة، صعدة, Qahza area, Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen
At least ten civilians, including a woman and nine children, were reported killed and at least 10 others, including women and five children, were injured by alleged US airstrikes on the home of the al-Ruqa'a [Roga'ah] family in the Qahza area of Saada, Yemen during the night on March 15/16, 2025. The US military released…

Summary

Published
15 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10–28
Civilians reported injured
10–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 November 2022

Incident Code

USYEMBi007

Location

حدبا العوشان, Hadba Al Awshan, Ma'rib, Yemen
Between one to three civilians, including a woman and two children, were reported killed and up to five others, including a woman, a child and two paramedics, were injured in alleged US drone strikes on a home in the Al-Hadba area of Al-Wadi, Marib on November 30, 2022. A member of Ansar al-Sharia (AQAP) who…

Summary

Published
30 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 November 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi004-C

Location

عقبة امقوة, Aqba Amkawa, Shabwa, Yemen
At least one civilian was killed and another civilian, a woman, was injured in alleged Saudi Coalition or US drone strikes on the Olaya Markha district of Shabwa governorate. Sources were conflicted about whether the other two to three people killed and two to three people wounded were civilians or members of Al Qaeda. A Facebook…

Summary

Published
13 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14–15 December, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr124-C

Location

يكلا‎, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
At least two women, and possibly two children, all from the same family, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike on a house in Yakla, in the Wald Rabi area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of December 15th 2017. Mwatana later named the two women victims as "Hajera Ahmed Saleh Al Taisi, about…

Summary

Published
15 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 November 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr123-C

Location

صرار الجشم, Sirar Jusham, Al Bayda, Yemen
Up to eight civilians and three militants, variously alleged to be ISIS or AQAP, were reportedly killed by a series of US drone strikes in or near to Sirar Jusham, Qayfa area of Al Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of November 30th 2017. A Yemeni government source told Anatolia Agency that three of four overall…

Summary

Published
30 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle, Healthcare (Ambulance), Agriculture, Residential
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2–3 March, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr025-C

Location

وادي يشبم, Yashbum Valley, Shabwa, Yemen
Several sources reported that US airstrikes and ground forces targeted AQAP militants, including alleged leader Saad Atef, in the Yashbum Valley of al-Saeed district in Shabwa province, overnight from March 2nd-3rd 2017, following airstrikes in the same area early on March 2nd. There were multiple allegations of civilian harm as a result of heavy munitions…

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Infrastructure
Residential, Resources (Gas Facility), Agriculture (Factory)
Civilians reported killed
10–14
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2–3 March, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr026-C

Location

يكلا, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
Multiple sources suggested that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in al-Ghail village and in the broader Yakla area of Qaifa, Bayda governorate, overnight from March 2nd to March 3rd, killing at least three alleged militants. Some sources reported that there was an unspecified number of civilian casualties. Local sources reported that the overnight strikes…

Summary

Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 January 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr006-C

Location

الغيل, al Ghayil, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
At least 15 civilians, including at least 10 children and four women, were reportedly killed in a US Navy special forces operation in al-Ghayil village, Yakla region of Bayda province - though the reported civilian toll varied considerably. The US military has to date conceded 12 deaths. A force of US Navy SEALs engaged in…

Summary

Published
29 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
15–56
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 August 2016

Incident Code

USYEM269

Location

مديرية الوضيع، أبين‎, Al-Wadiah District, Abyan, Yemen
At least three children were killed and their parents were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a family home in the village of Al-Shemil in the district of Al-Wadiah, Yemen on August 2, 2016. Spanish news agency EFE reported that "at least three children died and their parents were wounded in an air strike on…

Summary

Published
2 August 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 December 2013

Incident Code

USYEM177-C

Location

ٱلْبَيْضَاء‎, Al-Bayda Governorate, Yemen
On Thursday 12th December 2013, at around 4:30 in the afternoon, an alleged US drone launched between two to four missiles at a wedding procession which killed between 11 to 18 civilians and injured between seven to 110 in Radaa in al-Durrah, al Bayda, Yemen. The wedding convoy was reportedly returning from Al-Basier in the…

Summary

Published
12 December 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car, Truck)
Civilians reported killed
11–15
Civilians reported injured
7–110
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 April 2013

Incident Code

USYEM151-C

Location

وادي عبيدة، مَأْرِب, Wadi Abida area, Ma'rib, Yemen
An alleged US drone strike on a house in the Wadi Abida area of Ma'rib province reportedly killed two Al Qaeda militants, from Saudi Arabia and/or Egypt, and wounded up to three others, at dawn on April 21, 2013. One source reported that a woman and child were injured. An unnamed security official told AFP…

Summary

Published
21 April 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car), Residential
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM149-C

Location

Wald Rabi' District, Bayda Governorate, Yemen
A second possible drone strike on January 23, 2013 killed between two and four militants, with some sources noting that two children were killed and seven other civilians, including two children and a woman, were injured. The Los Angeles Times reported the strike hit two motorcycles – its intended target – and killing the alleged…

Summary

Published
23 January 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential, Vehicle (Motorcycle)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

28 October 2012

Incident Code

USYEM133-C

Location

وادي آل أبو جبارة, Wadi Al Abu Jabarah, Sa'dah, Yemen
On the 28th October 2012 at 10am in the Wadi al Abu Jabara area in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen, a suspected US drone conducted three airstrikes against two houses in the area, injuring two civilians, a woman and her son, and killing between three and four alleged Al Qaeda militants and injuring one, according to…

Summary

Published
28 October 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential (House)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 September 2012

Incident Code

USYEM124-C

Location

صرار قيفة, Sarar Qifah, Al Bayda, Yemen
Confirmed US drones or jets killed between 11 and 14 civilians, including up to three women (one pregnant woman) and three children, in a botched attack on an alleged senior militant in the village of Al Saboul in Bayda province at 4pm on September 2, 2012. Up to 11 other civilians were wounded. Al Masdar…

Summary

Published
2 September 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
4–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

15 June 2012

Incident Code

USYEM105-C

Location

شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
On June 15th 2012, up to seven civilians, including a woman and up to six children, were killed by an alleged US military, CIA drone, or Yemen Air Force strike in the village of Shaqra, Ayban province. Four civilians were injured and no militants were killed according to witnesses. The village of Shaqra, near Jaar,…

Summary

Published
15 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential (House)
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

15 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM082-C

Location

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
Between 13 and 26 civilians - 14 of whom were named - died and 21 other civilians were injured in two or more alleged US, Yemeni, or Saudi airstrikes on the same location in Jaar on May 15, 2012, according to sources. An additional three to 25 AQAP members were also killed in the strikes.…

Summary

Published
15 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
13–26
Civilians reported injured
21
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 March 2012

Incident Code

USYEM054-C

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
Initial reports suggested that one civilian was killed and six to eight civilians, including three to six children, were injured in an alleged US drone strike targeting a vehicle allegedly carrying AQAP members, in the city of Azzan in Shabwa Province at 4pm on the 30th of March 2012. A later report by Akkarama on…

Summary

Published
30 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

17 December 2009

Incident Code

USYEM002-C

Location

المعجلة, Al Majala, Abyan, Yemen
At least forty-seven civilians, including at least twenty-two children and twelve women, were reportedly killed after a US cruise-missile strike targeted an alleged AQAP training camp on the edge of Al-Majala village, Mahfad district of Abyan governorate, at around 6 AM on December 17th 2009. This was the first known strike in Yemen approved by…

Summary

Published
17 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
47–64
Civilians reported injured
23–88
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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