Pentagon report: 153 civilians killed, 247 injured in 2025 Yemen airstrikes

A Pentagon report submitted to Congress has revealed that U.S. airstrikes in Yemen during April 2025 killed 153 civilians and injured 247 others, marking the first official acknowledgment of the scale of civilian casualties from the military campaign against Houthi rebels. The report, released on August 11, details three specific operations that resulted in the confirmed deaths and injuries, with an additional 15 incidents still under investigation.

The deadliest incident occurred on April 17, when a U.S. strike targeted the port of Ras Isa in Hodeidah, killing 80 civilians and wounding 171 others. A strike near Saada on April 28 killed 47 people, and an earlier operation in the capital, Sanaa, on April 6, resulted in five civilian deaths. The U.S. Central Command assessed that these three strikes "more likely than not" caused civilian harm. The report indicates that as of February 2026, 15 other incidents in Yemen were being reviewed in response to reports from non-governmental organizations.

The strikes were part of a broader campaign ordered by President Donald Trump in March 2025, aimed at degrading the capabilities of Iran-backed Houthi militants who had been attacking...