The US Department of Defense has confirmed that three American airstrikes carried out in April 2025 against Houthi rebels in Yemen killed 153 civilians and injured 243 others, according to an annual report submitted to Congress. The strikes targeted sites in and around Sana'a (the Houthi-controlled capital) and the Ras Isa port, with the port strike alone accounting for 80 deaths and 171 injuries — the deadliest of the three. The Pentagon determined the strikes "more likely than not" caused civilian harm but declined to offer condolence payments to victims or their families, without providing an explanation, raising fresh concerns among US lawmakers and human rights groups over civilian casualties in American military operations.