USYEM250419b - Airwars

The Civilian Harm Watchdog

Conflict

U.S. Forces in Yemen

Incident Code

USYEM250419b

Incident Date

19 April 2025

Location

Bani Matar, Sanaa, Yemen

مديرية بني مطر

Geolocation

15.194400, 44.073970

Accuracy: District

Geolocation

15.194400, 44.073970

Accuracy: District

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: 11 August 2026

A Facebook post from “Abu Yahya Al-Eryani New” reported that one civilian was killed and one other was wounded by US raids on Bani Matar. Multiple other local sources, including @TvAlmasirah and @Alyemen_One, provided a similar death and injury toll. No other details were found among local sources about the victims.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike 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.

Key Information

Incident Status

Assessed

Country

Military Actor

Strike Type

Airstrike

Strike Status

Likely strike

Civilian Harm Reported

Yes

Civilian Harm Status

Fair

Cause Of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Civilians reported killed

1

Civilians reported injured

1

Geolocation

Reports of the incident mention the district of Bani Matar (مديرية بني مطر), for which the generic coordinates are: 15.194400, 44.073970. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Sources (9)

@TvAlmasirah

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Al hadath

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Al hadath

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Adan news

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Adan news

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Mohamed al mosawa

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Abu Yahya Al-Eryani New

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Abd al rahaman

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Abd al rahaman

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Moayad omaran

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Moayad omaran

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Azzam, son of the Emirate of Tayy

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@Alyemen_One

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@Alyemen_One

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