Conflict

U.S. Forces in Yemen

Incident Code

USYEM250419a

Location

حي النهضة السكني، صَنْعَاء, Al-Nahda neighbourhood, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen

Geolocation

15.390910, 44.184880
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: June 11, 2025

Two civilians were killed and two others were injured by alleged US airstrike on the Al-Nahda neighborhood in the Al-Thawra district of Sana’a, Yemen on April 19, 2025. The strike also reportedly killed three Houthi leaders.

A Facebook post from “Palestine and Yemen News” reported “Two martyrs and two wounded” by US “aggression” on the Al-Nahda neighborhood in the Al-Thawra district of Sana’a. Multiple sources, including, @TvAlmasirah, provided a similar toll of two killed and two wounded.

Al-Mashhad News reported that the US strikes “targeted” the home of prominent Houthi leader Abu Ali al-Kabsi while he was with a number of people, resulting in the death of three people inside the house, likely including the leader al-Kabsi, and the destruction of the home. The explosion resulting from the airstrike also “caused civilian casualties among residents of neighboring homes, in addition to material damage to several nearby homes.”

A video from @TvAlmasirah which purports to show “the effects of the US aggression” includes a building with four large windows blown out and glass covering the ground. The video later shows a young man with a head injury urgently being brought into a medical facility and later receiving a CT scan or MRI scan. Tamam Al-Madani reposted the video including the injured young man with the caption “Yahya Muhammad Hassan Al-Madani. Pray for his speedy recovery”. it is unclear if the man in the video is Yahya.

According to Abdulqawi Al-Humayqani, “huge explosions” rocked Sana’a, and included an image of smoke above a city skyline. Mukhtar Nashed published a video on Facebook reportedly taken from a surveillance camera in Sana’a which shows the initial strike and further explosions.

An image posted by source Al-Istiqlal Newspaper has not been archived within this incident as it has been identified as relating to previous airstrikes in Yemen and/or other conflicts.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to the US military.

Assessment Updates

11 June 2025
Incident updated to include log of previous post-publication updates.
16 May 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not yet been geolocated when originally published.

Victims

Individuals

Yahya Muhammad Hassan Al-Madani يحيى محمد حسن المداني
male injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
1–2 Men
Military actors reported killed
3

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al-Nahda (حي النهضة) to the north-west of Sanaa City (صَنْعَاء‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 15.390910, 44.184880. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Military Statements

U.S. Forces Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S. Forces
U.S. Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (11)