Over 150 civilians killed in US strikes on Houthis, Pentagon says

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 13, 2026 · 577 words · By Jeremiah Fisayo-Bambi

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A Pentagon review sent to Congress found three April 2025 airstrikes against Houthi positions — including one on Ras Isa port that killed 80 people — resulted in 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries.

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The report determined condolence payments to victims were not appropriate, without explaining why.

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US airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen last year resulted in the deaths of over 150 civilians, according to a Pentagon assessment released on Wednesday.

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Claim 1: “After a US drone strike in Afghanistan in 2021 mistakenly killed 10 civilians, including seven children, the Pentagon said it was committed to offering condolence payments to the victims' relatives.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding a 2021 drone strike in Afghanistan killing 10 civilians and subsequent condolence payment commitments.

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Claim 2: “the Houthis published graphic footage of the aftermath on their al-Masirah satellite news channel, showing casualties in the port.”

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Three separate web search results confirm that the Houthi-run al-Masirah satellite news channel broadcast graphic footage of casualties and damage at the Ras Isa port.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel aired graphic footage of the aftermath of the attack on Ras Isa port, showing corpses strewn across the site. It said paramedic and civilians workers at …
https://www.trulinco.com/blog/news-new/us-airstrikes-targeti…

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web search NEUTRAL — Airstrikes. Al Masirah TV via AP. In this photo taken from video released by Al Masirah TV channel shows a burning oil tanker after U.S. airstrikes targeted the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi…
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/us-de…

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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported that 14 air strikes hit Ras Isa late on Thursday. Videos posted online purportedly showed several explosions, large fires and destroyed fuel tankers at the facility, …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clywg335680o

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Claim 3: “a US missile struck a primary school in Minab in the opening days of the Iran war, killing up to 168 people.”

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Multiple web search results report that a missile hit a primary school in Minab on February 28 during the US-Israeli war on Iran, killing 168 people including children.

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web search NEUTRAL — A missile hit a primary school in Minab during the opening salvos of the US-Israeli war on February 28, killing 168 people including around 110 children according to Iranian officials. In the two mont…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy2482pn0lo

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web search NEUTRAL — The strike is the worst mass killing of the US and Israel’s war on Iran so far – and has been described by Unesco as a “grave violation” of international law. On Saturday, the US president, Donald Tru…
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/10/i…

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Claim 4: “The command determined that the three strikes “more likely than not” resulted in civilian harm”

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Two independent web search reports confirm that US Central Command (CENTCOM) determined the three strikes 'more likely than not' resulted in civilian harm.

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web search NEUTRAL — US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said at the time that the "strike was not intended to harm the people of Yemen."The command determined that the three strikes…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/12/us-strike…

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web search NEUTRAL — The command determined that three operations "more likely than not" caused civilian deaths or injuries and said it was still assessing 15 other incidents [3]. The report's total may therefore change a…
https://newstarget.com/2026-08-17-pentagon-us-forces-killed-…

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web search NEUTRAL — US Central Command says it targeted Iranian military sites, including air defence systems, radar, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications facilities. Iranian officials say the str…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FZmKMCFIXM

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Claim 5: “The report determined condolence payments to victims were not appropriate, without explaining why.”

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The web search result 'Over 150 civilians killed in US strikes on Houthis, Pentagon says' explicitly states that the report determined condolence payments to victims were not appropriate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 16, 2025, a number of news organizations that cover the United States Department of Defense from its headquarters, The Pentagon, chose to forfeit their press passes rather than agree to new…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pentagon_press_pass_forfe…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pentagon pizza theory is the informal observation that spikes in fast food orders, particularly pizza delivery orders, near US government buildings such as The Pentagon, CIA headquarters, and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_pizza_theory

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerate…
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Claim 6: “The Pentagon review... focused on three airstrikes in April 2025 conducted in response to the Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea”

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Wikipedia entries for '2025 United States–Houthi ceasefire' and 'March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen' confirm the US campaign against Houthis in early 2025, and the Las Vegas Sun News report specifically links the April 2025 strikes to Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 6, 2025, a ceasefire deal between the United States and the Houthi movement in Yemen—brokered by Oman—took hold, ending the March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen, as well as the wider U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States–Houthi_ceas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March 2025, the United States launched a large campaign of air and naval strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Codenamed Operation Rough Rider, it was the first large-scale US military operation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March–May_2025_United_States_a…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 12 January 2024 and 6 May 2025 the United States and the United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, launched a series of cruise mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US–UK_airstrikes_on_Yemen

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Claim 7: “The strike on the port was the most deadly, killing 80 people and injuring 171 others.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (France24, ReliefWeb) explicitly state the Ras Isa port strike killed 80 people and injured 171 others, identifying it as the deadliest.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 April 2025, the United States Air Force conducted 14 airstrikes on a key oil terminal in Ras Isa in Houthi-controlled Yemen. The strike killed at least 80 people and injured another 171, making …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ras_Isa_oil_terminal_airs…

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Claim 8: “The Houthis... said the attacks on ships in the Red Sea that led to the US strikes were in support of Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.”

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Wikipedia entries for 'Operation Prosperity Guardian' and 'Red Sea crisis' confirm that the Houthis launched attacks on shipping in the Red Sea in response to the Gaza war to support Palestinians.

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Claim 9: “A Pentagon review sent to Congress found three April 2025 airstrikes against Houthi positions — including one on Ras Isa port that killed 80 people — resulted in 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries.”

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Multiple independent sources, including a web search result and a Wikipedia entry on the 2025 Ras Isa airstrikes, confirm the Pentagon review found three April 2025 airstrikes resulted in 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries, with 80 deaths at Ras Isa port.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Prosperity Guardian was a United States-led military operation by a multinational coalition formed in December 2023 to respond to Houthi-led attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Following the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Prosperity_Guardian

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis

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Claim 10: “The Strait of Hormuz... has been nearly completely shut to cargo vessel traffic since the beginning of the Iran war in late February.”

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Claim 11: “The US strikes targeted hostile forces in or near Houthi-controlled capital Sana'a as well as the Ras Isa port.”

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Evidence from Al Mayadeen reports airstrikes on Sana'a, and Wikipedia/Web search results confirm strikes on the Ras Isa port.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 10 January 2025, the Israeli Air Force conducted airstrikes with the involvement of American and British Air Forces on multiple targets in the coastal strip controlled by the Houthi Movement and de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_January_2025_Israeli_attack…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sanaa, officially the Sanaa Municipality, is the capital and largest city of Yemen. The city is the capital of the Sanaa Governorate, but is not part of the governorate, as it forms a separate adminis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa

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Claim 12: “A simultaneous closure of both straits would affect roughly one third of global oil trade.”

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