Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident date

April 3, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250403a

LOCATION

شبكة اتصالات في جبل نامة, a telecommunication network in Jabal Namah, Ibb, Yemen

A man working as a guard of a communications tower on Jabal Namah in Ibb, Yemen was killed by alleged US airstrikes on April 3, 2025. According to @TvAlmasirah’s correspondent in Ibb, an American attack on Jabal (Mount) Namah killed a communications network guard. Abduldaiem Al-Hadrami reported that the strike hit a “civilian facility used

Summary

First published
April 23, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Communications, Mobile, Mosque, Religious, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
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
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

March 24, 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

First published
April 14, 2025
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Hospital
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
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
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

March 28, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250328b

LOCATION

منطقة صعدة القريبة, Vicinity of Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen

One civilian was killed and between three and four others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a “citizen’s farm” within or on the outskirts of Sadaa city, Yemen on March 28, 2025. A Facebook post from “Majd Al-Madani Saada” reported that one person had been killed and three others were wounded by a US

Summary

First published
April 10, 2025
Last updated
April 14, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
3–4
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
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

March 28, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250328a

LOCATION

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

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

Summary

First published
April 10, 2025
Last updated
April 16, 2025
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
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

March 26, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250326a

LOCATION

مديرية خولان, Khawlan District, Sanaa, Yemen

At least two civilians were killed and three others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a stone quarry in the Al-Arqoub area of ​​Khawlan District, Sanaa, Yemen on March 26, 2025. Houthi-affiliated source @TvAlmasirah reported on “Two martyrs and two wounded as a result of the US aggression on a stone quarry in the

Summary

First published
April 3, 2025
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Resources, Truck, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
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
Named victims
5 named
Geolocation
District
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Incident date

March 30, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250330b

LOCATION

مديرية بني قيس بمحافظة حجة, Bani Qais District, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen

A child was injured and two people were killed by two alleged US drone strikes on the district of Bani Qais in Hajjah, Yemen during the morning of 30 March, 2025. A photograph shared by Facebook user Abu Hassein Shabien showed remnants of a fire next to what appears to be a charred body. Quoting

Summary

First published
March 30, 2025
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Infrastructure
Residential, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
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
Geolocation
District
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Incident date

March 30, 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250330a

LOCATION

قرية القابل منطقة جدر بمديرية بني الحارث, Al-Qabil, Jadr area, Bani Al-Harith district, Sanaa, Yemen

At least one person was reported killed and five wounded after alleged US airstrikes on the village of Al-Qabil in the Jadr area of Bani al-Harith, Sanaa, Yemen on 30 March 2025. Though most sources – including the Ministry of Health spokesperson – stated one person had been killed, Facebook user Alyaa Badel reported plural

Summary

First published
March 30, 2025
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
Civilians reported injured
5
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
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

December 21, 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

First published
March 24, 2025
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Ground operation
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
4
Cause of injury / death
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US Forces, Saudi-led Coalition, Houthi Forces
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

December 21, 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

First published
March 24, 2025
Last updated
April 3, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 10
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
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
Belligerents reported killed
4
Belligerents reported injured
2
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Incident date

November 28, 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

First published
March 24, 2025
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
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
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerents
UK Military, US Forces
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
District
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Incident date

March 19, 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 alleged US airstrikes on a wedding reception hall in the Al-Thawra District of Sana’a, Yemen during the evening of 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, Sana’a, injuring

Summary

First published
March 24, 2025
Last updated
April 22, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Car, Residential, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
9
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
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

March 23, 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

One 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 the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq

Summary

First published
March 23, 2025
Last updated
April 17, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce, Market, Residential, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 child)
Civilians reported injured
13–15
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
Named victims
2 named
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

March 16, 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

First published
March 18, 2025
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building, Commerce, Healthcare, Hospital, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
5
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.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
US Forces
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

March 16, 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

First published
March 18, 2025
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
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
Geolocation
District
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

March 15, 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 at least nine others were injured by alleged US airstrikes on 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 neighbourhood (الجراف) in connection with these harm claims, while one source

Summary

First published
March 18, 2025
Last updated
March 28, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
9 – 18
Civilians reported injured
9–18
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
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
View Incident

Incident date

March 15, 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 on March 15, 2025. The US military released a statement that

Summary

First published
March 15, 2025
Last updated
April 11, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 28
(7–12 children2–6 women)
Civilians reported injured
10–13
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
Named victims
10 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

September 10, 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

First published
October 10, 2024
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 children)
Civilians reported injured
5–17
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.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerents
US Forces, UK Military
Named victims
2 named
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

July 20, 2024

Incident Code

ISYEM001

LOCATION

ميناء الحديدة, Hudaydah port, Al Hudaydah, Yemen

During the evening of Saturday, July 20th, 2024, seven civilians were killed and at least 83 others were wounded by a declared Israeli air raid on oil storage facilities in the Hudaydah Port, Yemen. Six of the civilians killed were named by several sources as Nabil Nasher Abdo Abdullah, Ahmed Abdullah Musa Jaylan, Abdulbari Muhammad

Summary

First published
October 10, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Power Station
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7
(7 men)
Civilians reported injured
83–87
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.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Houthi Forces
Named victims
8 named
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Incident date

June 13, 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

First published
October 10, 2024
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–9
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 belligerents
US Forces, UK Military
Geolocation
District
View Incident

Incident date

October 4, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi025

LOCATION

ذمار, 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

First published
October 4, 2024
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerents
UK Military, US Forces
Geolocation
City
View Incident

Incident date

October 4, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi026

LOCATION

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

First published
October 4, 2024
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
4
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerents
US Forces, UK Military
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Incident date

September 29, 2024

Incident Code

ISYEM002

LOCATION

الحديدة, Al Hudaydah, Yemen

Six civilians were killed and between 44 to 57 injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah port on 29 September, 2024. Those killed were identified as Tareq Qaied Aqlan, Wahib Abdullah Mohammad Ghalib al-Mughlis, Munif al-Masri, Mohammed Ibrahim Junaid, Abd al-Nabi al-Masqari and Majed Ahmad Qahtan. While X/Twitter user TvAlmasirah initially claimed 33

Summary

First published
September 29, 2024
Last updated
March 19, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Power Station, Resources
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(6 men)
Civilians reported injured
44–57
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.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected target
Houthi Forces
Named victims
6 named
Belligerents reported killed
2
View Incident

Incident date

May 30, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi019

LOCATION

مستشفى الثورة العام، الحديدة, Vicinity of Al-Thawra Hospital, Al-Hudaydah, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen

Around midnight on May 30th-May 31st, 2024, at least two civilians were killed and up to 18 civilians were injured, including journalists, as a result of declared US-UK airstrikes on the Hudaydah Radio building located in front of Al-Thawra Hospital in Al Hudayah, Yemen. Four attacks that had been allegedly perpetrated on the building destroyed

Summary

First published
May 31, 2024
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 8
Civilians reported injured
10–18
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.
Known belligerents
UK Military, US Forces
Known target
Houthi Forces
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
Belligerents reported killed
4
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Incident date

May 30, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi020

LOCATION

ميناء الصليف, Al-Sulayf seaport, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen

Around midnight on May 30th-May 31st, 2024, 14 civilians, including a sailor named Ayoub Abdullah Hassan Zaidan, were killed and 25 other civilians were injured, including one heavily injured sailor, as a result of the declared US-UK airstrike on the Coast Guard building located in the Salif (Al Sulayf) seaport in the Al Hudayhah Governorate,

Summary

First published
May 31, 2024
Last updated
March 26, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
14
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
25
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.
Known belligerents
UK Military, US Forces
Known target
Houthi Forces
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
View Incident

Incident date

May 30, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi021

LOCATION

صنعاء, Sanaa, Yemen

One civilian was injured as a result of the declared raids perpetrated by US and UK military on Sanaa, Yemen, around midnight on May 30th-May 31st, 2024. According to the statement issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces and posted by the Facebook user Murtada Ahmad Al Mahtouri, four strikes on the capital Sanaa allegedly perpetrated

Summary

First published
May 31, 2024
Last updated
March 27, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
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
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerents
UK Military, US Forces
Geolocation
City
View Incident

Published

May 2024

Written by

Anna Zahn, Emily Tripp, Joe Dyke, Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen and Rowena De Silva

The US has declared that its military actions in 2022 resulted in no civilians killed or injured, the first such release since a landmark policy intended to overhaul American practices and approaches to civilian harm across the globe.

▲ US military actions in 2022 involved an increase in support for partner forces, often including airdrops (Photo: U.S. Army)

Published

April 18, 2024

Written by

Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen

Header Image

Photo by Ahmad Al-Basha/Agence France-Presse, taken from Flickr under Creative Commons

In November 2023, Airwars and Article 36 co-convened a workshop to explore military perspectives on the opportunities and challenges arising in the implementation of the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas.

In the workshop report, we summarise the discussions held and challenges identified during the two-day workshop. We draw on these lessons, and our wider work on EWIPA, to make recommendations to states and militaries working to implement the declaration, and civil society organisations focused on supporting this process.

The workshop focused on exploring operational policies and practice regarding the use of explosive weapons during military operations in populated areas, with reference to the Declaration. Using a scenario-based approach, the workshop aimed to identify, and raise awareness of, changes to policies and practices that are necessary for the effective implementation of the operational provisions of the Declaration, ahead of the first official follow-up meeting of states and civil society which will be held in Oslo next week.

Participants in the workshop included active and retired members of national armed forces and defence ministry officials from 8 Western states, as well as participants from NATO, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and civil society organisations.

Key findings 

A summary of the key recommendations and good practices outlined during the workshop are summarised below:

    Efforts to disseminate and promote engagement with the Declaration at the national level are required within relevant ministries and departments as well as the armed forces. A process of policy review, revision and development by signatory states is an essential element of the implementation process. To promote and implement the Declaration, it is vital to include both leaders at the strategic/political level as well as commanders at the operational level. Commanders have a key role to play in ensuring civilian harm is mitigated, particularly from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. The Declaration’s central commitment points towards national-level policies and doctrines as the framework through which it should be implemented. Weapon selection, including a proper understanding of the technical effects of different weapons and how those effects will be influenced by the built environment, is critical to mitigating civilian harm from explosive weapons. States should critically review their approaches to and capacity for undertaking civilian harm tracking in line with established good practice.

The full workshop report can be found here.

▲ Photo by Ahmad Al-Basha/Agence France-Presse, taken from Flickr under Creative Commons

Incident date

March 22, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi018

LOCATION

صنعاء, Sanaa, Sana'a, Yemen

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Summary

First published
March 23, 2024
Last updated
March 25, 2025
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerents
US Forces, UK Military
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Incident date

February 29, 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi017

LOCATION

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Summary

First published
February 29, 2024
Last updated
March 25, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 4
(1 child1 man)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Impact
Food
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
US Forces
Named victims
4 named
Geolocation
City
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