Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

USYEM250409a

Incident date

April 9, 2025

Location

بالقرب من دار الرئاسة، حي السبعين، صنعاء, Vicinity of Presidential House, Al-Sab’een district, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

Geolocation

15.313296, 44.215338 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two people were killed and one injured in an alleged US airstrike in the Al-Nahdeen areas of the Al-Sab’een district in Yemen’s capital city of Sana’a during the evening of 9 April, 2025. Houthi members were also killed and wounded, but the number is unknown.

Later accounts reported that the “death toll has risen to 3”. It is possible – though not definitive – that the injured person later died from their wounds. However, the Ministry of Health, quoted by Al Arabi TV, specified that three people had died, and a fourth was wounded. Al Arabi also shared video of the aftermath of the strikes occurring throughout the capital. People can be seen searching rubble for potential survivors, and infrastructural damage is rife.

Further details on the identities of these civilians was not made public.

According to Alhadath Yemen News, “death and wounded” Houthi members resulting from the US strikes on a military complex – “the complex of the presidency house” – in Al-Nahdeen. A post on Twitter/X by @YemenPostN specified that the civilians were killed “near the roundabout behind the Al-Shaab Mosque, in the Al-Sab’een District”.

Where sources named a belligerent, all pointed to the US military.

A photograph shared by source Rafad News has been removed from this assessment, as it was first published in 2020 and does not correspond to this incident.

The incident occured in the evening.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Presidential House (منزل الرئاسي) in the Al-Sab’een district (حي السبعين) in Sanaa (صَنْعَاء‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 15.313296, 44.215338. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Houthi Forces
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Media
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  • Source: Atv
  • Source: @masdar201
  • Source: @BAbrtopl
  • Source: @BAbrtopl
  • Source: @Yemenirevoluti1
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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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Houthi Forces
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (25) [ collapse]