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Incident Date

24 March 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250324a

Location

مستشفى الرسول الأعظم لأورام السرطان، مدينة صعدة, Al-Rasoul Al-Aazam Hospital for Cancer Tumors, Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen
A number of injuries resulted from an alleged US airstrike on Al-Rasoul Al-Aazam Hospital for Cancer Tumors in Saada city, Yemen on March 24, 2025. The al-Jomhory General Hospital Authority of Sanaa posted a video of a young man being treated in a medical facility, with the caption reporting that the man was being treated…

Summary

Published
14 April 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
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 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

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
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
Healthcare (Hospital), Residential (Apartment Building), Commerce
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

USSOM464

Location

150 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu, Somalia
On Saturday, March 15 2025, six alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed 150 kilometers north east of Mogadishu, Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. In a statement released on March 17, AFRICOM confirmed the airstrike which was “at the request of the Federal…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

1 March 2025

Incident Code

USSOM460

Location

in the vicinity of Ceel Baraf, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
At night on Saturday, 1 March 2025, at least five alleged al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Ceel Baraf, Middle Shabelle, Somalia, were killed in two airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces reportedly at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM459

Location

al-Kowthar village, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
On Tuesday, 25 February 2025, up to 19 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed in the al-Kowthar region, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. US AFRICOM released a statement terming the airstrike as “collective self-defense” at the request of the Somali government, and that the…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21–22 February, 2025

Incident Code

USSOM458a

Location

Caal Miskeed Mountains, Puntland, Somalia
Beginning at around 9pm on Friday through midnight into Saturday, 21st and 22nd February 2025, at least three alleged ISIS-Somalia militants were killed in two successive airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Somali federal government. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. The official…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

20 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM458

Location

in the vicinity of Bulo Burti (Buloburde), Hiran, Somalia
On Thursday, February 20 2025, airstrikes were declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Somali National Army, reportedly against al-Shabaab forces near Bulo Burte district in the Hiraan region of Hirshabelle state. No civilians or militants were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. The strikes were officially confirmed…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM457

Location

Northeast Somalia, Calmiskaad (Al-miskat) Mountains, Puntland, Somalia
On Sunday afternoon, February 16 2025, at least two alleged Daesh (ISIS) militants in the Darar Madobe/Godka Kunle area of the Cal Miskaad Mountains, Bari, in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland, were killed in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in a joint operation with the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland regional security…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM456

Location

Sheebaab area of the Calmiskaad mountains, Puntland, Somalia
On the evening of February 12, 2025 in the Sheebaab region of the Cal Miskaad mountains of the northern Puntland province of Bari, over 30 ISIS militants were killed in two joint airstrikes allegedly conducted by the US and UAE militaries, according to media and military sources. The militants, “most of whom were foreigners” of…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

28 January 2025

Incident Code

USSOM453a

Location

Sixna area, rural Qandala district , Puntland, Somalia
Four civilians, two women and two children, were killed and at least one other, a child, and up to six others were injured by an alleged US drone/air strike in the Sixna area of the Qandala district of Puntland on 28 January, 2025. Those killed were from the Reer Yusuf Mohamud Salah family; amongst them…

Summary

Published
28 January 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Livestock), Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 January 2025

Incident Code

USSOM452b

Location

Beerhani and Qudus areas, Lower Juba, Somalia
31 al-Shabaab militants were killed by alleged US airstrikes in support of the Somali National Army in the Beerhani and Qudus areas of Lower Juba, Somalia on January 1, 2025. The official Somali National Army Radio posted on Facebook announcing that "On January 1, an airstrike in the Beerhani and Qudus areas of Lower Juba…

Summary

Published
11 April 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 December 2024

Incident Code

USSOM452

Location

Beer Xaani, Lower Juba, Somalia
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants on 31 December 2024, in Beer Xaani. The strike, occurring “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia” was declared a “collective self-defense” operation. At least 10 members of Al-Shabaab were reported killed; Somali forces fighting the group were evacuated. The Somali…

Summary

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

31 December 2024

Incident Code

USSOM452a

Location

Cal Miskaad mountains, Bari, Somalia
Multiple ISIS militants were killed by an alleged joint operation carried out by Puntland forces and the US military in the Cal Miskaad mountains on December 31, 2024. Shafaq News reported that "the Puntland Security Force (PSF), together with the US Air Force, carried out a joint operation on Tuesday targeting ISIS positions in the…

Summary

Published
11 April 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 December 2024

Incident Code

USSOM450

Location

10 km southwest of Quyno Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The United States announced an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region on 24 December, 2024. The strike, which took place approximately 10 km southwest of Quyno Barrow, reportedly killed two Al-Shabaab members, including a lead commander, Mohamed Mire. AFRICOM released a statement on December 26th announcing that "In coordination with the Federal…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
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

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
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

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

22 November 2024

Incident Code

USSOM445

Location

Haway area, near the town of Sablale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Senior al-Shabaab leaders were reportedly killed by an airstrike near the town of Sablale in the Lower Shabelle Region of Somalia on 22 November, 2024; at least 12 deaths were recorded—three commanders and “several senior leaders” were included in the count. The strike was allegedly perpetrated in part by the Somali National Army; sources also…

Summary

Published
22 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
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

5 September 2024

Incident Code

CS1999

Location

دوار الغبرة في البوكمال, Al Ghabra roundabout, Al Boukmal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On September 5th, 2024, a drone strike against a truck at the Al-Ghabra roundabout in Al-Boukmal, Deir Ezzor Governorate, killed a child and a militant, and injured between four and fifteen more people, including at least two children. The drone has been alleged to be American or Israeli by some sources, while others have not…

Summary

Published
4 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Commerce
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 July 2024

Incident Code

USSOM438

Location

Ceel Dheere (El Dheer) district, Galgudud, Somalia
On July 15, 2024, 10-50 al-Shabab militants were killed by a declared US airstrike in the Ceel Dheere (El Dheer) district of the Galguduud region of Central Somalia, according to media and military reports. There is indication an al-Shabab ground operation near the town of El-Dheer precipitated a “self defense” airstrike by the United States…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

31 May 2024

Incident Code

USSOM433

Location

In the vicinity of Dhaardaar, approximately 81 km southeast of Bosaso, Somalia
In conjunction with the Somali government, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a strike against Islamic State militants on 31 May, 2024 in “a remote area in the vicinity of Dhaardaar”. AFRICOM reported that the strike had killed three IS militants, “with no civilian casualties”. X/Twitter user @ZakeriyeAxmed reported that the strike targeted IS leader and…

Summary

Published
31 May 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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