U.S. Media: U.S. Military Strikes in Yemen in 2025 Result in Hundreds of Civilian Casualties
On August 11, Xinhua News Agency reported from Washington (reporters Huang Qiang and Yan Liang) that an internal investigation by the U.S. Department of Defense revealed that a series of strikes by the U.S. military in Yemen in 2025 resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties.
The report stated that the Pentagon submitted a 12-page unclassified assessment report to the U.S. Congress that day, outlining the Pentagon's evaluation of civilian casualties caused by U.S. military operations worldwide in 2025. The U.S. Central Command, responsible for U.S. military operations in the Middle East, determined in the report that three large-scale strikes conducted by the U.S. military in Yemen in April 2025 resulted in 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries. The report also mentioned that Central Command is reviewing an additional 15 incidents during operations against the Houthi forces that may have led to civilian casualties.
The report marks the first formal acknowledgment by the Trump administration of the scale of civilian casualties caused by its airstrikes against the Houthi forces in Yemen.
On March 15 of last year, the U.S. began large-scale airstrikes against the Houthi forces, which subsequently launched attacks on U.S. aircraft carriers and their accompanying vessels. On May 6 of the same year, the U.S. reached a ceasefire agreement with the Houthi forces.
U.S. Central Command conducted airstrikes in Yemen in April 2025, resulting in 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries. The Pentagon's report to Congress marks the first official acknowledgment of the scale of civilian casualties from these operations. Central Command is also reviewing 15 other incidents that may have led to civilian harm during the conflict with Houthi forces.
- U.S. airstrikes in Yemen in April 2025 resulted in 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries.
- The Pentagon submitted a report to Congress detailing civilian casualties from military operations.
- The report marks the first official acknowledgment of civilian casualties from U.S. airstrikes against Houthi forces.
- Central Command is reviewing additional incidents that may have caused civilian casualties.
- A ceasefire agreement was reached between the U.S. and Houthi forces on May 6, 2025.