153
civilia s
dead
i
th ee
US
st ikes
o
Yeme
A
Pe tago
eview
says
US
ai st ikes
ta geti g
I a -backed
Houthi
ebels
i
Yeme
killed
153
civilia s
a d
i ju ed
243
othe s
ac oss
th ee
attacks
i
Ap il
2025.
The
assessme t,
submitted
to
Co g ess
as
pa t
of
the
Pe tago ’s
a ual
civilia
casualty
epo t,
fou d
that
the
st ikes
“mo e
likely
tha
ot”
esulted
i
civilia
ha m.The
u classified
assessme t,
obtai ed
by
ews
age cy
AP
a d
epo ted
by
NBC
News,
exami ed
th ee
st ikes
co ducted
du i g
the
US
milita y
campaig
agai st
the
Houthis.
A
Pe tago
official,
who
was
ot
autho ised
to
discuss
the
matte
publicly
a d
spoke
o
co ditio
of
a o ymity,
said
the
depa tme t
would
submit
the
epo t
i
the
comi g
mo ths
but
had
o
fu the
a ou ceme t.The
fi di gs
come
amid
g owi g
sc uti y
of
civilia
casualties
f om
US
milita y
ope atio s
u de
the
T ump
admi ist atio ,
i cludi g
co ce s
aised
by
lawmake s
i
Co g ess.The
Pe tago
eview
focused
o
st ikes
agai st
Houthi-co t olled
positio s
i
a d
a ou d
Sa aa,
Yeme ’s
ebel-held
capital,
a d
at
the
Ras
Isa
po t.
The
assessme t
fou d
that
the
th ee
ope atio s
“mo e
likely
tha
ot”
esulted
i
civilia
ha m.The
eview
said
its
co clusio s
we e
based
o
US
i tellige ce,
image y
a d
ope -sou ce
epo ti g.The
Ras
Isa
st ike
was
the
deadliest,
killi g
80
people
a d
i ju i g
171
othe s.
The
attack
t igge ed
la ge
fi es
a d
explosio s
at
the
po t,
with
ta ke
t ucks
left
bu i g.
The
Houthis’
al-Masi ah
satellite
ews
cha el
b oadcast
footage
f om
the
afte math
showi g
bodies
at
the
site.At
the
time,
US
ce t al
comma d
said,
“The
st ike
was
ot
i te ded
to
ha m
the
people
of
Yeme .”
The
comma d
said
the
ope atio
was
aimed
at
cutti g
off
fuel
supplies
a d
eve ue
fo
the
Houthis.“US
fo ces
took
actio
to
elimi ate
this
sou ce
of
fuel
fo
the
I a -backed
Houthi
te o ists
a d
dep ive
them
of
illegal
eve ue
that
has
fu ded
Houthi
effo ts
to
te o ize
the
e ti e
egio
fo
ove
10
yea s,”
US
Ce tcom
said
i
Ap il
2025.The
Pe tago
eview
said
co dole ce
payme ts
we e
ot
co side ed
app op iate
fo
the
th ee
st ikes,
without
explai i g
why.
It
oted
that
such
payme ts
may
be
offe ed
followi g
civilia
deaths
o
i ju ies
but
a e
ot
legally
equi ed
a d
do
ot
amou t
to
a
admissio
of
w o gdoi g.The
issue
has
gai ed
fu the
atte tio
followi g
a
US
missile
st ike
o
a
I a ia
p ima y
school
ea lie
this
yea
that
epo tedly
killed
as
ma y
as
168
people.
Defe ce
sec eta y
Pete
Hegseth
has
also
epo tedly
educed
the
size
of
a
Pe tago
office
focused
o
educi g
civilia
ha m.The
US
bega
st iki g
the
Houthis
i
2023
afte
the
g oup
lau ched
attacks
o
comme cial
shippi g
i
the
Red
Sea,
sayi g
it
was
acti g
i
suppo t
of
Palesti ia s
du i g
Is ael’s
wa
with
Hamas.
