Incident Code

USYEM250429a

Location

صرف، بني حشيش, Sarf area, Bani Hushaish district, Sanaa, Yemen

Geolocation

15.429603, 44.256081
Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: June 3, 2025

A man and his son were injured by alleged US airstrikes on the Al-Daqiq/Al-Sabah Sardeef neighbourhood of Sanaa,Yemen on April 29, 2025.

Multiple sources, including @mashhadyemeni and @alymennet, reported that the US carried out two airstrikes on the Bani Hashish district, east of Sanaa Governorate.

Middle East Eye spoke with a survivor of the strikes, Faisal Saghir, who heard a plane hovering nearby at 10:20pm, and after 30 seconds of hovering, a loud nearby explosion. Faisal Saghir and his 10 year old son Sameer Faisal Saghir sustained wounds from the blast when glass around them shattered everywhere, while Faisal’s other son, 12 years old, was left traumatized and crying for hours. According to Faisal, “A strike hit the one-story house of my neighbour, 30 metres away from my flat,” and his neighbors narrowly survived. Faisal mentioned that there was no Houthi presence in the neighborhood.

A Facebook post from Badr Hamoud Al-Arhabi stated that homes had sustained material damage as a result of an airstrike by the “aggression” in the Al-Daqiq neighborhood in the Sarf area of ​​Bani Hashish while @Hhadialmusawi referred to the location of the damaged houses as “the Al-Sabah Sardeef neighborhood”. In a video posted by Badr Hamoud Al-Arhabi, the inside of a bedroom is visible and a large hole can be seen in one of the walls, as well as debris strewn on the bed.

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

Victims

Family members (2)

Faisal Saghir
Adult male injured
Sameer Faisal Saghir
10 years old male injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
2
1 Child, 1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the area of Sarf (صرف) to the west of Sanaa (صَنْعَاء‎) in the Bani Hushaish district (مديرية بني حشيش). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 15.429603, 44.256081.

Imagery: Google Earth

Possible match to satellite imagery

Imagery: Badr Hamoud Al-Arhabi

Imagery: Badr Hamoud Al-Arhabi

Imagery: Planet Labs PBC

Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (2)