First week (15–21 March 2025) 15 March At least 40 air raids took place across Yemen, mainly in the capital of
Sanaa and in
Saada Governorate. The eight strikes in Sanaa included one on a residential area that killed 15 people and injured nine others; one on the
Sanaa International Airport, which houses a major military facility, with images showing black smoke billowing over the area; Twelve strikes hit Saada, including one on a power station in
Dahyan that caused a power outage. In
Kahza,
Ibb Governorate, Houthi media reported that 15 people were killed after American attacks hit two residential buildings. The
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) independently determined that at least 2 children were killed in the attack. Waltz claimed that the attacks killed several Houthi leaders and indicated that the US would consider hitting Iranian targets in Yemen. In the Signal chat, Hegseth said that the strikes had killed the Houthis' "top missile guy".
16 March Airstrikes hit military headquarters, weapon storage facilities, and detection equipment used to locate shipping. Al-Masirah reported two US strikes in
Al Hudaydah. Saudi news outlet
AlHadath reported that the security chief of Houthi leader
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi was killed in Saada. The Houthis claimed that they targeted the aircraft carrier using 18 ballistic and cruise missiles and a drone. A US official said that a US aircraft shot down 11 drones launched by Houthis towards USS
Harry S. Truman and a missile fired by Houthis failed in flight and splashed down into the sea. Later, the Houthis said that they fired missiles and drones towards USS
Harry S. Truman and its several warships for the second time.
Institute for the Study of War reported that US airstrikes in
Al Jawf Governorate killed three Houthi officials, including Commander Zain al Abidin al Mahtouri in
al Hazm.
17 March Two early-morning air raids in the port city of
Al Hudaydah hit a cotton ginning factory and the command cabin of the hijacked Israel-linked cargo ship
Galaxy Leader, Houthi-aligned
Saba News Agency reported. Saba also said strikes had damaged an under-construction cancer facility in Saada. Another strike killed "Abu Taha" Zain al-Abidin Ali Abdullah al-Muhturi, a senior official in the Houthi internal security department, in the headquarters of the government complex in the city of Al-Hazm, the center of
Al Jawf Governorate, northeast of Sanaa. Other strikes hit the Al-Habashi Iron Factory in the
Bajil district of
Al Hudaydah Governorate and sites south of the
presidential compound in Sanaa. Lieutenant General
Alex Grynkewich, US
Joint Staff Director for Operations, said that more than 30 targets in Yemen had been struck since the bombing campaign began, killing dozens of Houthi militants. Trump declared in a post that more Houthi attacks would be viewed as direct actions, or
casus belli, by Iran that would incur severe consequences.
18 March Agence France-Presse was told by witnesses that three strikes were conducted in Saada in the late night.
19 March Houthi media reported that at least 10 strikes were conducted by the US in Sanaa and Al Hudaydah. US strikes on Sanaa injured seven women and two children in a residential neighborhood. Al-Masirah also reported strikes in Al-Sawadiya, southeast of Sanaa. ISW reported airstrikes on the Houthi's Communications Ministry and Postal Authority in Sanaa. but later Houthi aligned media reported a total of five strikes in Al Hudaydah Governorate, including one hitting a cotton processing plant in
Zabid, the cotton processing plant had allegedly been converted into a mines and explosive devices factory. US also conducted an airstrike near Safraa. Yemen's Houthi-run health ministry said that a US airstrike hit a wedding hall which was under construction in
Sanaa, injuring nine people, including women and children.
21 March Yemeni media reported that US fighter jets conducted six air strikes in
At Tuhayta district including strikes reportedly targeting a Houthi military base in al Fazah-al Tuhayta. Three Houthi commanders were killed in airstrikes in
Majzar,
Marib Governorate. A Houthi military base and ammunition depot was targeted in a US airstrike in
Al Jawf Governorate. The strikes in western Sanaa reportedly targeted a Houthi ammunition depot.
Saba News Agency reported a US attack on the
Port of Salif. Saba news agency also reported US bombings in
Sahar district and
Kitaf wa Al Boqe'e district. It also reported that the US conducted five air attacks in
Marib Governorate. According to
Michael Waltz, the attacks killed key Houthi leaders, including their "head missileer", and also targeted their headquarters, communication nodes, arms factories, and
unmanned surface vehicle production facilities. On 24 March, Saudi media outlet
Al Hadath reported that a high-level Houthi official was killed in overnight US airstrikes in Sanaa. On 25 March,
Saba News Agency reported that US air strikes in the outskirts of
Saada injured at least two people. Saba News Agency reported that a US strike hit a cancer hospital in
Saada Governorate for the second time, destroying it. ISW reported a total of 12 airstrikes in
Saada Governorate. On 26 March, ISW reported that the US conducted at least 14 airstrikes against Houthi infrastructure and leadership. The Houthi-linked
Al-Masirah reported two US strikes in
Saada Governorate. Al-Masirah reported US strikes in the
Saada area, Al Salem district in Saada Governorate and
Harf Sufyan district. Al-Masirah also reported more US strikes in
Sanaa. The Yemen Data Project reported that at least 25 civilians, including four children, were killed and at least 28 civilians were wounded in the airstrike campaign so far.
Third week (27 March – 2 April) The Houthi-linked
Al Masirah TV reported that four US attacks hit a stone quarry in the al-Arqoub area in the
Khawlan district, killing at least two people and injuring two others. Al Masirah TV also reported that US strikes hit Sahlain and al-Salem areas of
Saada Governorate. ISW reported at least 23 airstrikes in Yemen on 27 March. On 27 March, a spokesman of the
Air Force Global Strike Command confirmed that
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers had been moved to an
air base on the
Diego Garcia atoll in the
Indian Ocean. The base has been used in the past as a launch point for major operations in the Middle East, including the invasions of
Iraq and
Afghanistan. This is the first significant deployment of B-2s to Diego Garcia since 2020, and there was media speculation that it is connected to the US campaign in Yemen. That happened five months after the
Biden administration also used B-2s to strike targets in Yemen in hopes of compelling the Houthis to cease their attacks on shipping. On 16 October 2024, B-2s flying from
RAAF Base Tindal in the
Northern Territory, Australia, struck five underground weapons storage facilities owned by the Houthis. It was believed the strikes were also meant to demonstrate to Iran the US military's ability to destroy targets buried underground. On 28 March, Houthi media reported that a new series of US airstrikes throughout areas controlled by Houthis in Yemen, including neighborhoods in
Sanaa, wounded at least seven people. It also reported that targeted areas included places where many of the Houthi leadership reside. ISW reported at least 44 airstrikes on March 28 including at least eight airstrikes targeting a Houthi military base, underground facilities and communication infrastructure in
Jabal al Aswad,
Amran Governorate as well as the Houthi military headquarters in
Sanaa. Houthis published a list of 41 fighters that had been killed although the actual number of casualties was not disclosed. CENTCOM conducted eight airstrikes targeting three new Houthi military bases and ammunition depots in
Sanhan District and also struck the Houthis' government complex in Hazm City.
United States Central Command said that it struck "Houthi positions". On 30 March, Houthi media reported that US airstrikes hit
Saada and
Saada Governorate. It also reported that US airstrikes struck
Sanaa,
Sanaa Governorate and Al-Salem district. CENTCOM conducted an air strike on a vehicle on the N5 highway in al Tour,
Hajjah Governorate killing two likely high ranking Houthi commanders. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said that US strikes which started on 15 March killed 59 people and injured 136 others. It also said that those killed include women and children. The Houthis reported US airstrikes around Sanaa—where one person was killed—and in
Hajjah Governorate, where a strike on a pickup truck killed two and injured a child. Footage from Al-Masirah showed broken glass in homes but did not show the target of the strikes. The militant group reported that 12 people were wounded in the strikes. Al Masirah reported that the US conducted four strikes on Jadr area in the
Bani Al Harith district, killing at least one person and injuring at least five others. Al Masirah reported citing Yemeni Health Ministry that US strikes hit the Bani Qais area, killing two people and injuring a child. Al Masirah reported two US strikes on
Kamaran. Houthis claimed that air defences shot down a US
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper above
Marib Governorate. On 1 April, ISW reported a total of at least 27 airstrikes targeting Houthi forces. Al Masirah reported that US carried out 15 strikes in
Saada Governorate, including
Saada, Maiz district,
Sahar district and the Jarban area in
Sanhan and Bani Bahlul district.
United States Central Command said that it targeted Houthi positions. Al Masirah also reported that US carried out two strikes on Mount Nab Shuaib in the
Bani Matar district. US conducted three airstrikes at al Dailami Airbase near Sanaa International Airport and also struck
Kamaran island. On 2 April, ISW reported at least 22 airstrikes. The Associated Press reported that US strikes continued through the night into Wednesday, April 2. Houthi forces said that a strike targeted a "water project" in the
Mansuriyah district, near
Hodeida, killing at least four and wounding more. Houthi media also reported US strikes in Saada Governorate. Four airstrikes were conducted on Houthi training grounds in
Mansuriyah District. Al-Masirah also reported a US strike in
Saada. CENTCOM conducted an airstrike on 2 April on al Fazah in Hudaydah Governorate, killing 70 Houthi fighters including many mid-ranking Houthi military and intelligence officials and the al Tuhayta Axis Commander Najib Kashri and the Houthis' Red Sea Coastal Region Commander Abu Taleb, the whereabouts of the latter remained unknown while the former was confirmed to be killed.
Fourth week (3–9 April 2025) On 3 April, ISW reported at least 28 airstrikes targeting Houthi forces and infrastructure. Al-Masirah reported that US fighter jets conducted more strikes, including a strike which hit a communications network in Jabal Namah, in the Jablah district of the Ibb Governorate, killing one person. It also reported that US forces conducted two strikes in the
Kitaf wa Al Boqe'e district, and a strike on the Kahlan area east of
Saada. Houthi-linked media also reported a US strike on a car in
Majz district reportedly killing the personal assistant of Houthi Interior Minister Abdulkarim al Houthi. and in
Saada targeting command and control sites. CENTCOM conducted at least two airstrikes targeting a Houthi military base in
Kahlan. The Houthis said that they launched the drone and shot down a Giant Shark F360 reconnaissance drone over
Saada Governorate with "a locally made surface-to-air missile". On 5 April, Al Masirah reported that US fighter jets conducted two air strikes on the Kahlan area east of
Saada. Yemeni media reported that four additional US airstrikes hit Saada. Al Masirah TV also reported that a US strike hit a solar energy store in the Hafsin area, west of Saada, killing two one person and injuring at least four others.
United States Central Command said that its strikes targeted Houthi targets. CENTCOM conducted airstrikes on Houthi naval sites in
Kamaran. had targeted Houthi naval sites. Trump posted a video that purported to show an April 2 airstrike on Houthis, Saudi media outlet
AlHadath reported that US strikes in Yemen killed the head of Houthi intelligence, Abdulnaser al Kamali in a targeted strike on his vehicle. CENTCOM conducted an unspecified number of airstrikes targeting 13 Houthi military officials during a meeting at Sheikh Saleh al Suhaili's house in
Sanaa, Houthi sources reported four dead and 25 wounded. Houthi-linked later reported that death toll increased to at least six deaths including at least three children and two women and 16 injuries and again later to 10 people killed and 16 others injured. On 9 April, ISW reported at least 20 airstrikes including at least four airstrikes targeting communications sites in two sorties as well as strikes on a Houthi barracks in Hudaydah City. However ISW later reported that the strike in
As Sabain district actually may have killed a relatively more high-value Houthi leader, as it targeted a car between al Saleh Mosque and the gate of the Presidential Palace, and that the three killed were likely Houthi fighters.
Fifth week (10–16 April) On 10 April, ISW reported 9 airstrikes including three airstrikes targeting Houthi underground facilities and weapons depots in Mount Nuqum in
Sanaa and five more airstrikes targeting two other Houthi weapons depots around
Sanaa as well as strikes on Houthi barracks and weapons depots on
Kamaran. On 11 April, ISW reported at least 11 airstrikes targeting Houthi infrastructure and leadership near
Sanaa including one airstrike targeting Houthi underground facilities and weapons depots in Mount Nuqum. US fighter jets also conducted a wave of strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen including
Sanaa, Faj Attan in
Ma'ain district, Jabal Nuqum and
Bani Hushaysh district. ISW later reported on 14 April that three airstrikes in Bani Hushaysh District struck Houthi weapons depots. On 12 April, Al Masirah reported that US strikes hit several areas in Yemen including a vocational institute in
As Sawma'ah district. It also reported that three strikes hit al-Salheen in
Saada Governorate. ISW stated that five strikes took place in As Sawama'ah. Two airstrikes struck a likely Houthi communications site in Baraa. On 14 April, ISW reported at least 47 airstrikes between 11 and 14 April. Houthi-run Health Ministry said that US strikes in Yemen killed 123 people including children and women and injured 247 others. On 15 April, ISW reported at least 27 airstrikes including at least seven airstrikes targeting Houthi barracks and depots on
Kamaran as well as on military bases near the al Jawf Junction in
Sanaa. Al Masirah reported that US air strikes hit
Kamaran island and
Az Zahir district. Al Masirah reported that at least 13 US strikes hit al-Salem and
Kitaf wa Al Boqe'e district of
Saada Governorate. It also reported that US strikes hit
Harf Sufyan district and the outskirts of Sanaa. On 16 April, ISW reported at least 39 airstrikes including 15 airstrikes on Houthi warehouses on
Kamaran, 15 airstrike on underground bases in the
Saada, five strikes on training camps in al Bayda Governorate and an unspecified number of airstrikes in
Mayfaar Ans District and
Harf Sufyan District. Al Masirah reported that one person was killed in a US strike in al-Nahda residential neighbourhood of al-Thawra district. It also reported that 14 US strikes hit al-Hafa area of
As Sabain district. It added that three US strikes hit
Bani Hushaysh district and US forces targeted
Manakhah district and
Al Hazm district. Yemeni media also reported that Saudi Arabia bombed the
Shada'a District of Saada Governorate with artillery and missiles.
Sixth week (17–23 April) On 17 April, ISW reported at least 30 airstrikes including 14 airstrikes targeting Houthi underground facilities at Mount Nuqum and six other airstrikes, elsewhere in
Sanaa Governorate with one hitting building in
Sanaa killing many fighters and two airstrikes targeting Houthi supply between Sanaa and eastern front As well as 10 airstrikes in Hudaydah Governorate with seven at the al Tuhayta axis. Al-Masirah reported that US fighter jets conducted more strikes in
Al Munirah district. The US military said that it
struck Ras Issa fuel port in western Yemen, saying that it was a Houthi fuel source. Al-Mashirah reported that the strike killed at least 80 people and injured at least 150 others. On 18 April, ISW reported 19 airstrikes including 14 airstrikes targeting Ras Issa Port and three airstrikes targeting a Houthi command site in Mukayras District as well as two airstrikes in
Arhab District. Al-Masirah reported that multiple US strikes hit the al-Hafa area of
As Sabain district. It also reported four US strikes in
Bani Hushaysh district. Al-Masirah also reported three US strikes in
Saada Governorate. It also reported four US strikes in
Bart Al Anan district and
Khabb wa ash Sha'af district. The Houthis also claimed they shot down a US drone conducting "hostile acts" around
Sanaa Governorate. On 19 April, Al-Masirah reported four US strikes in
Arhab district and also reported that US jets conducted 13 air strikes on
Hudaydah Port and
Hodeida International Airport. Al Masirah reported that a US strike in al-Thawra,
Bani Matar and al-Safiah district of Sanaa killed three people and wounded four others. Houthi-affiliated Yemeni media reported that US conducted at least 29 air strikes throughout Yemen in the evening, targeting
Sanaa Governorate,
'Amran Governorate,
Marib Governorate and
Al Hudaydah Governorate. CENTCOM also struck
Kamaran Island and conducted a total of at least 13 airstrikes in
Sanaa. The Houthis claimed that they shot down a US drone above
Sanaa. On 20 April, Al-Masirah reported US airstrikes in
Kamaran island and
Al Jubah district. Houthi media reported two US airstrikes in Attan area of
Sanaa. It also reported that US airstrikes hit a sanitation project in Asr, Furwah and a popular market in Shaub district. The Houthis said that US strikes on a market in Sanaa killed 12 people, while strikes in al-Farwah wounded 30 people. They added that US strikes hit
Saada Governorate. Two attacks in al Mahwit Governorate and
Sanaa initially reported as US Air strikes were later shown to be unsuccessful missile launches by Houthis per OSINT. US conducted four airstrikes targeting Houthi infrastructure on
Kamaran and an unspecified number of airstrikes in
Sanaa and in Barash Camp. Al-Masirah reported several US air strikes in Yemen including in
Sanaa, the Brash area in
Sanaa Governorate,
Kamaran island,
Majzar district,
Sirwah district and
Al Abdiyah district. Al-Masirah later reported a wave of US air strikes in
Kamaran island, two in
As Salif district and as-Saleem district in
Saada Governorate. The Houthis claimed to have downed a US
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper conducting "hostile missions" over
Hajjah Governorate. On 23 April, ISW reported at least 22 airstrikes, including three on Houthi barracks in Majzar District and others on infrastructure in Hazm District and al Jawf district. At least four hit Houthi infrastructure on
Kamaran, at least two targeted al Salif Port, and at least four targeted Hudaydah Airport. A Houthi communications site in western Taiz Governorate was also struck. Al-Masirah reported three strikes in
Marib Governorate and four on the communications network in the
Maqbanah district of Taiz Governorate.
Seventh week (24–30 April 2025) On 24 April, ISW reported at least 27 airstrikes including: two on Houthi facilities in Sirwah District; at least six on Houthi sites in al Tuhayta District, and some in northern Sanaa on Houthi leaders. Al-Masirah reported 15 attacks: one attack in the Zaid neighbourhood of al-Jarf al-Sharqi, north of Sanaa, that damaged several houses and wounded one person; six attacks in the Brash area east of Mount Nuqum; six strikes in the Sahlin area of al-Salem district; and three attacks north of Saada. US strikes also killed the Houthi security commander for Majzar District. A CENTCOM spokesman said that the campaign had struck more than 800 Houthi targets, caused more than 650 Houthi casualties, and reduced Houthi missile attacks by 87 percent and drone attacks by 65 percent. On 25 April, ISW reported a total of at least 28 airstrikes including: at least seven on Houthi infrastructure in Majzar and Madghal districts; at least 11 on Houthi sites in Bajil District, al Salif Port, and Kamaran; and others on Houthi sites in al Haymah, Manakhah, Bani Hashish, and Harib Nihm districts. The US military said, without evidence, that a Houthi missile exploded near the
Old City of Sanaa. Al-Masirah reported at least six strikes on
Bajil district; four in Takhiya area of
Majz district; and one that hit a house east of
Sahar district, killing a woman and injuring another person. US forces also carried out four strikes in Ras Isa area of
As Salif district, and one strike in
At Tawilah district. The US confirmed that the Houthis downed seven
General Atomics MQ-9 Reapers. On 26 April, US conducted five strikes at Ras Issa Port and Kamaran Island as well as additional strikes on command-and-control centers near the Presidential Complex in Sanaa and near Mount Yajoura, and also hit a house owner by a Houthi businessman in October 14 neighborhood of Sanaa. Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry said that US strikes in
As Sabain district killed two people and injured another, while nine others including two women and three children were injured in
Bani Al Harith district. Al Mashirah later reported that at least eight people including women and children were killed in US strikes in the
Bani Al Harith district, north of Sanaa.
Saba News Agency reported two US strikes in
Harf Sufyan district and two US strikes in
Harf Sufyan district. On 28 April, ISW reported 56 airstrikes including 19 in Majzar and Madghal districts, Rabt al Anan and Nihm District, Sanaa Governorate Three strikes struck Sanaa, one killing nine Houthi fighters including three senior officers. Al-Mashirah and human rights organization
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reported that US strikes
hit a detention centre holding African migrants in
Saada Governorate, killing at least 68 people and injuring 47 others.
Amnesty International said the strike may be a war crime. An F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fell overboard from the
USS Harry S. Truman and was lost at sea. On 29 April, ISW reported at least 17 airstrikes including four consecutive strikes struck a Houthi site in Maqbanah District and six strikes targeting Rabt Al Anan. Al-Mashirah reported that US airstrikes targeted
Bani Matar district,
Bani Hushaysh district and
Al Hasan, Yemen. The British
Royal Air Force conducted its first operation during the campaign, targeting a cluster of buildings located 24 kilometers south of Sanaa. UK intelligence identified the buildings as a manufacturing center for Houthi drones used in naval attacks in the Red Sea. The operation, which involved
Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets armed with
Paveway IV guided bombs, involved "very careful planning ... to allow the targets to be prosecuted with minimal risk to civilians or non-military infrastructure" according to the
British Ministry of Defense. The airstrikes were carried out at night to further reduce the chance of civilian casualties. British forces successfully carried out the operation and returned to base unharmed, while defense secretary
John Healey later said in
Parliament "initial assessment is that the planned targets were all successfully hit and we've seen no evidence of civilian casualties." On 30 April, ISW reported at least 17 airstrikes. The UK Defense Ministry said that British forces took part in a joint operation with US forces against a Houthi target in Yemen.
Eighth week (1–6 May) On 1 May, ISW reported at least 10 airstrikes. Six airstrikes took place in al Khab al Shaaf District. On 2 May, ISW reported at least 28 airstrikes. On 3 May,
Saba News Agency reported that the US conducted overnight strikes on
Sanaa, Bani Hushaysh district and
Khabb wa ash Sha'af district. Al-Masirah reported two US air strikes on
Kamaran island and
As Salif district. On 4 May, Al-Masirah reported US strikes throughout Yemen including 10 air attacks on
Al Hazm district and five air attacks on Majzar district,
Marib Governorate. On 5 May, ISW reported a total of at least 108 airstrikes since 2 May including at least 57 in northeastern Yemen, 20 in
Sanaa and additional strikes near
Saada, moreover
Kamaran, Ras Issa, and al Salif Port were struck at least five times.
Saba News Agency reported reported 10 US strikes in and around
Sanaa including two targeting Arbaeen Street in Sanaa and one on the airport road. The Houthi Health Ministry said that 14 people were injured in the Sawan neighborhood. Al-Mashirah reported three US air strikes in
Khabb wa ash Sha'af district, two strikes on Sanaa's Attan area and two on
Raghwan district.
Israel and the
United States launched a joint-operational attack on
Yemen on the port city of
Hodeidah, as a response to the Houthi bombarding the Gurion Airport in Israel. The IDF said that it carried out airstrikes in Yemen, saying that it is a response to Houthi ballistic missile attack on
Ben Gurion Airport one day prior and previous attacks. The strikes conducted by IAF fighter jets targeted Houthi infrastructure along the coast of Yemen, including
Hudaydah Port, and a concrete factory in
Bajil, saying that they were used for militant purposes. Al-Masirah reported that an Israeli attack on a cement factory in Bajil killed two people and injured at least 42 others. Al-Masirah reported that US airstrikes hit
Hodeidah's Ras Isa oil port in Hodeidah and another in the Al-Sawad area of
Sanaa Governorate. Al-Masirah reported 10 US air strikes in
Al Hazm, Yemen and two strikes in
Sanhan and Bani Bahlul district. On 6 May, ISW reported at least seven airstrikes including at least four airstrikes in al Sawad in
Sanaa and three strikes on Ras Issa Port, all strikes occurred before the ceasefire agreement. For the second time during the bombing campaign, an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fell overboard from the
USS Harry S. Truman and was lost at sea. == Ceasefire ==