The Yemeni Ministry of Health confirmed that three civilians were martyred and several others wounded late Saturday, April 19, in a series of US airstrikes that targeted the capital Sanaa and several surrounding provinces, including Amran and Marib.
Among the casualties, two civilians were killed and two others injured when US warplanes bombed the residential Al-Nahda neighborhood in Al-Thawra District. In Al-Safia District, another civilian was wounded after an airstrike hit the Majel Al-Damma cemetery. Meanwhile, a separate attack on Bani Matar District, northwest of the capital in Sanaa Province, left one civilian dead and another wounded.
From the American bombing of Sana’a today pic.twitter.com/e0fBTbzCdS
— Ahmed Hassan 🇾🇪 أحمد حسن زيد (@Ahmed_hassan_za) April 19, 2025
Heavy Bombardment on Civilian Sites
The US aggression extended beyond these areas, with a barrage of strikes pounding multiple civilian locations in and around the capital. In Al-Thawra District, five airstrikes targeted the 21st of September Public Park, while four more hit the Al-Hafa area. Another strike was reported on the Najimat cemetery in Al-Sabain District.
Images from the Majel Al-Dama cemetery, Sana’a, Yemen, after the U.S. bombed it.pic.twitter.com/SZ6FSDEhHc https://t.co/9YOMFPijNI
— Mustafa 🇾🇪 (@Mustafalkhatib) April 19, 2025
Strikes also extended to outer districts of Sanaa Province. Bani Hashish District was hit by three airstrikes, Al-Husn by two, and both Hamdan and Al-Haymah Al-Kharijiyah by two each. As of this report, no casualties have been confirmed from those attacks.
US Attacks Expand to Marib and Amran
In Marib Province, a US airstrike targeted Sirwah District, while four additional strikes were reported in Harf Sufyan District in Amran Province.
The strikes, which targeted residential neighborhoods, cemeteries, and public parks, mark a significant escalation in US military operations against Yemen.
Source: Al-Manar Website
