Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

USYEM250328a

Incident date

March 28, 2025

Location

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

Geolocation

15.433056, 44.264444 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

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.

The incident occured at 01:00:00 local time.

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 neighbourhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Sarf are: 15.433056, 44.264444.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    House, Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Source: @TvAlmasirah
  • Source: @TvAlmasirah
  • Source: @TvAlmasirah
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US Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    House, Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces

Sources (11) [ collapse]