17 months later, US finally admits killing only 153 civilians in Yemen
A Pentagon assessment submitted to the Congress has confirmed that the US military aggression against Yemen in 2025 killed at least 153 civilians and wounded hundreds more.
The 12-page, unclassified Department of War assessment, submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee on August 10, examined at least three US bombardments carried out in April 2025.
The review found that Trump’s terrorist military campaign, which failed to achieve its stated objectives, also wounded 243 Yemeni civilians.
Several US strikes resulted in mass-casualty incidents. The Pentagon concluded that three attacks “more likely than not” caused civilian deaths.
Among them was a US strike on a residential building in Sana’a on April 6 that killed five civilians and wounded 25 others. On April 17, US forces bombed Ras Isa Port, killing at least 80 civilians and injuring more than 170.
The assessment also examined a US attack on April 27 on a detention center in Saada Governorate holding undocumented African migrants. Dozens of migrants were killed in the strike. Authorities in Sana’a put the overall death toll at 152 civilians, including 68 African migrants.
The Pentagon said 15 additional incidents linked to the 2025 aggression remain under review.
The civilian death toll acknowledged by the Pentagon is lower than figures previously reported by authorities in Sana’a, who said at least 170 people were killed during the US aggression.
A June 2025 investigation by Airwars likewise found that the US military campaign caused an exceptionally high number of civilian deaths in a short period.
Washington launched its bombing campaign amid escalating Yemeni missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories and a maritime blockade imposed by the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) in response to Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Trump’s intensive air campaign, launched over Yemen’s support for Palestine and its targeting of Israeli-linked shipping, ultimately failed to significantly degrade the military capabilities of the Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces, including their missile and drone arsenal.
Despite the assassination of senior figures, the killing of civilians and the destruction of critical infrastructure, the Yemeni forces retained their military capabilities and continued their operations in support of Palestine.
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