Recent US airstrikes have raised Yemen’s death toll since mid-March to over 220 individuals.
Recent military airstrikes by the United States on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least eight people and left several others injured, according to media sources linked to the Houthis. The US has confirmed that it has conducted over 800 strikes within Yemen since mid-March, bringing the overall death toll to more than 220.
On Monday morning, the Al Masirah TV channel reported eight fatalities from a US strike aimed at the Bani al-Harith district located north of Sanaa.
Additionally, the US targeted areas in Yemen’s Amran and Saada governorates on Sunday night, with Houthi officials confirming two fatalities from a previous attack in Sanaa.
The news outlet stated, “Eight martyrs, including women and children,” following the assault on the Thaqban area in Bani al-Harith.
Subsequent reports indicated that numerous individuals were killed in the US bombing of Saada, where a detention facility was struck.
The latest air raids have escalated the death toll from US attacks on Yemen to 228, according to Houthi casualty tallies.
The US military announced on Sunday that since March 15, it has targeted over 800 locations in Yemen, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of rebel combatants.
“These operations have led to the death of numerous Houthi fighters and several Houthi leaders,” stated the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees military operations in the Middle East. CENTCOM also indicated that the airstrikes in Yemen would persist, while refraining from disclosing specific details about the strikes.
“To maintain operational security, we have chosen to limit the information shared regarding our continuing or future operations,” CENTCOM added.
“We approach our operations with care but will not provide specifics about past or planned actions,” it noted.
Thus far, the US has not addressed concerns about civilian casualties resulting from its sustained air assaults in Yemen, which began on March 15 and have occurred almost daily.
The US maintains that the target of its strikes is the Houthis, due to their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and actions against Israel. The Houthis assert that their assaults on Red Sea shipping tied to Israel are in retaliation for Israel’s ongoing conflict in Gaza.
On April 18, a US strike on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port resulted in at least 74 deaths and 171 injuries, marking the deadliest US attack in Yemen to date.
The uptick in US airstrikes coincides with President Donald Trump intensifying efforts to pressure Iran— the primary backer of the Houthis— into negotiating a new nuclear agreement.
The US military is carrying out these strikes from two aircraft carriers stationed in the region: the USS Harry S Truman in the Red Sea and the USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea.
Despite the US actions, Houthi forces continue to launch missiles aimed at Israel and US vessels in the Red Sea, along with US military drones.
