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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

USYEM250316a

Location

مديرية الصقايق, Al-Sahqeen district, Sadaa, Yemen
One civilian was killed and at least one other was injured by alleged US airstrikes on a home in the Al-Sha'af area of Al-Sahqeen district of Sadaa, Yemen, on March 16, 2025. The home reportedly belonged to Abdul Rab Jarfan, a member of the Houthi Movement's intelligence wing, who was also reportedly killed. The US…

Summary

Published
18 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1
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

21 December 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi031

Location

مدينة الدريهمي في محافظة الحديدة, Ad-Duraihimi, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
On December 21st, 2024 four children were reportedly injured when a previously unexploded ordinance detonated in Ad-Duraihimi City in Al-Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen. Some sources reported that the munition was "left behind by the US-Saudi aggression", with others writing that the ordinance was planted by the "Houthi militias". On December 25th, 2024, the Human Rights Office,…

Summary

Published
24 March 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 December 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi030

Location

حي حدة في محافظة صناء, Hadda neighbourhood, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
In the late evening of December 21st, 2024, alleged American airstrikes struck a residential neighborhood in the Hadda neighborhood in Sana'a, Yemen. At least two civilians were reportedly killed, and at least four militants of the Houthi Movement were also killed. A residential home, belonging to Youssef al-Madani, a Houthi member who was among those…

Summary

Published
24 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–10
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

28 November 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi027

Location

مديرية باجل، محافظة الحديدة, Bajel District, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
At around 5:20 PM on November 28th, 2024, two alleged American airstrikes hit the Bajel District in Al-Hodeida Governorate in Western Yemen. The strikes reportedly injured at least one civilian, Tareq Sufiany, who was at one point trapped under the rubble of a building that was reportedly struck. A video shared to Facebook by Zahir…

Summary

Published
24 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
UK Military, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 October 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi025

Location

ذمار, Dhamar, Dhamar, Yemen
At least three people were reported injured after alleged US-UK airstrikes on Dhamar city during the evening of 4 October, 2024. While the Yemeni Ministry of Health, referenced by several sources, alleged four injured, Al Araby TV reported that “4 [were] wounded in US-British raids, 3 of them in Dhamar”, implying that only three people…

Summary

Published
4 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, UK Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi026

Location

الكثيب في الحديدة، صَنْعَاء‎، مطار الحديدة الدولي، ذمار‎, Al-Katheeb area in Hodeidah, Sana'a, Hodeidah International Airport, Dhamar Governorate, Sanaa, Hodeidah, and Dhamar governorates, Yemen
Multiple locations in Yemen were struck by US-UK airstrikes on 4 October, 2024; the strikes were reported to have injured four people, according to the Ministry of Health as communicated by local sources. The strikes reportedly hit Sanaa, Hodeidah, and Dhamar governorates, according to multiple local sources. One of the strikes was reportedly targeting "a…

Summary

Published
4 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, UK Military
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Incident Date

10 September 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi023

Location

جوار مدرسة عائشة للبنات، الجند، تعز, Vicinity of Aisha school, Al-Jund area, Taiz, Yemen
On Tuesday, 10th September 2024, at least two girls were killed and 17 others injured in alleged UK-US airstrikes at the Umm Al-Mu'minin Aisha School in Al-Jund area, Taiz District, Yemen. Local sources reported that two female students from the Umm Al-Mu'minin Aisha School for girls were killed during the incident: Hamas Abdullah Abedalsalam who was…

Summary

Published
10 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 June 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi022

Location

مديرية الجبين، ريمة, Al-Jabin District, Raymah, Yemen
Two airstrikes allegedly conducted by the US military, possibly with the support of the UK military, injured up to nine civilians and killed two others shortly before 2:40 PM on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, at a radio building in the government complex in Al-Jabin (Jubain) District, Raymah Governorate, western Yemen. According to Facebook user Nabil,…

Summary

Published
10 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Media (Radio Station)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
UK Military, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30–31 May, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi019

Location

مستشفى الثورة العام، الحديدة, Vicinity of Al-Thawra Hospital, Al-Hudaydah, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
Around midnight on May 30th-May 31st, 2024, at least two civilians were killed and up to 18 civilians were injured, including journalists, as a result of declared US-UK airstrikes on the Hudaydah Radio building located in front of Al-Thawra Hospital in Al Hudayah, Yemen. Four attacks that had been allegedly perpetrated on the building destroyed…

Summary

Published
31 May 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Media (Radio Station)
Civilians reported killed
2–8
Civilians reported injured
10–18
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
UK Military, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30–31 May, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi020

Location

ميناء الصليف, Al-Sulayf seaport, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
Around midnight on May 30th-May 31st, 2024, 14 civilians, including a sailor named Ayoub Abdullah Hassan Zaidan, were killed and 25 other civilians were injured, including one heavily injured sailor, as a result of the declared US-UK airstrike on the Coast Guard building located in the Salif (Al Sulayf) seaport in the Al Hudayhah Governorate,…

Summary

Published
31 May 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Transportation (Port)
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, UK Military
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Incident Date

30–31 May, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi021

Location

صنعاء, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
One civilian was injured as a result of the declared raids perpetrated by US and UK military on Sanaa, Yemen, around midnight on May 30th-May 31st, 2024. According to the statement issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces and posted by the Facebook user Murtada Ahmad Al Mahtouri, four strikes on the capital Sanaa allegedly perpetrated…

Summary

Published
31 May 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

22–23 March, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi018

Location

الحديدة وصنعاء, Al-Hodeidah and Sanaa governorates, Yemen
A number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured by alleged US-UK airstrikes in Yemen on March 22/23, 2024. The Houthi-run Human Rights Ministry, as quoted by Anadolu Agency and Saba News, reported "a number of civilians were killed and injured" by US-UK airstrikes in Yemen. No other information was available as to the number…

Summary

Published
23 March 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
UK Military, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 February 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi017

Location

محيط المخا, Vicinity of Al Mukha, Taiz, Yemen
At least two fishermen, including a 16-year old child, were killed and two others were injured by alleged US airstrikes or Houthi drone strikes off the coast of Al Mukha on February 29, 2024. A tweet from @aalnaasi reported that US aircraft carried out two raids on a Yemeni fishing boat that was sailing near…

Summary

Published
29 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 February 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi015

Location

شامير, Shamir, Taiz, Yemen
One civilian was killed and between six and seven others, including at least one child, were injured by alleged US-UK airstrikes on a telecommunications site in the Shamir area in the Maqbanah District on February 24, 2024. Anadolu Agency quoted the Houthi Al-Masirah satellite channel which reported that "a citizen (civilian) was killed and 6…

Summary

Published
24 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Resources (Power Station)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
UK Military, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 February 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi016

Location

حي صوفان, Sofan, Sana'a, Yemen
Two civilians were injured by an alleged US-UK strike on the Sofan neighborhood of Sana'a on February 24, 2024. Abdullah Ahmad Obaidi Al Rabi’i posted on Facebook that "on my way back home in the Sofan neighborhood, I encountered this missile strike by the American-British aggression occurring dozens of meters away in a densely populated…

Summary

Published
24 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Factory)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
UK Military, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 February 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi014

Location

مزارع الجار, ِAl Jar farms, Hajjah, Yemen
A farm worker was injured by alleged US-UK airstrikes on a farm in the “Al-Jar Farms” area in Abs District on February 2, 2024. According to Jameel Ahmad, American-British fighter jets launched four airstrikes against former President "Ali Saleh’s farm in the “Al-Jar Farms” area in Abs District," which was a farm that the Houthis…

Summary

Published
2 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, UK Military
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Incident Date

22 June 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi012

Location

الكور, Al-Kour, Shabwa, Yemen
Three Al Qaeda members were killed by alleged US drone strikes on the Al-Kour area in Shabwa on June 22, 2023. 26sep News reported that American strikes on the Al-Kour area in Shabwa resulted in the death of three Al Qaeda members. There are no additional details about those who were killed available. All of…

Summary

Published
22 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

15 June 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi011

Location

المصينعة, Al Musinaa, Shabwa, Yemen
An Al Qaeda leader was killed and four soldiers in the Shabwa Defense Forces were injured by alleged US drone strikes in Al Musinaa in Shabwa governorate on June 15, 2023. A tweet from @aboalfatl2019 reported that "leader" Abu Muhammad al-Shalwani al-Awlaki was killed by American drones in Shaab Madhab in the Musinaa area. @egl3000…

Summary

Published
15 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

28 February 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi010

Location

مرخة, Markha, Shabwa, Yemen
On February 28th 2023, a drone strike reportedly hit the Al-Alia district of Aqaba Amqwah targeting the Shabwa Defense Forces, on the border between Shabwa and Al-Bayda governorates.  Sources report that the drone strike was either a US drone or a Houthi attack. According to most sources, one member of the Fifth Brigade in the…

Summary

Published
28 February 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 February 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi009

Location

قرب مدرسه الفتح بمنطقة الحصون بمديريه الوادي, near Al fateh School, Al-Hosen region, Wadi Abeda district, Ma'rib, Yemen
On February 27th 2023, a reported US drone strike hit a house near Al-Fateh School, in the Al-Hosen region of Wadi Abeda district in Marib, Yemen. According to local sources, two to three people were killed and up to one person was seriously injured.  It was widely reported that the men killed and injured were…

Summary

Published
27 February 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 January 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi008

Location

محطة الحايرة, Al Hayra petrol station, Ma'rib, Yemen
On January 30th 2023, an alleged United States drone strike was reported to have hit a car in Wadi Ubaidah in the Marib Governorate of Yemen. Three people were allegedly killed who were in the car at the time, who Al Mahara and other local sources reported were "members of Al-Qaeda", including a prominent leader…

Summary

Published
30 January 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3
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
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 February 2022

Incident Code

USYEMBi006

Location

الكولة, Al Kawlah, Ma'rib, Yemen
On February 6th 2022, an alleged US drone strike was reported to have struck a car with Al-Qaeda members inside, possibly including a "suspected leader."  All passengers - reported as Al-Qaeda militants - in the car were reported to have been "killed and wounded", and civilian casualties were also reported of those "who were near…

Summary

Published
6 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

15 December 2021

Incident Code

USYEMTr238

Location

آل عوشان, Al Awshan, Ma'rib, Yemen
At least one Al Qaeda member was killed by alleged US drone strikes on a house in the Hadba Al-Awshan area on December 15, 2021. Yemen Anbaa News reported that a drone believed to be American killed an emir of Al Qaeda in an abandoned house in the Hadba Al-Awshan area. He was alleged to…

Summary

Published
15 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 November 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi003

Location

حدبى ال عوشان, Hadba Al Aushan, Shabwa, Yemen
At least one person, identified as an Al-Qaeda affiliate, was killed in alleged US drone strikes on the Al-Hadba area in the Wadi Marib district of Yemen the afternoon of November 13, 2021. A post from Hudhud Sabaa news alleged that a US drone strike targeted an Al-Qaeda affiliate from Al-Dhalea’s Al-Dhalea district in Hadbaa Al-Aushan.…

Summary

Published
13 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
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
Military actors reported killed
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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