Overview
- The Pentagon’s 1057 report, sent to congressional defense committees this week, attributes 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries to three U.S. strikes in Yemen carried out in April 2025.
- The deadliest strike was at Ras Isa port, which the report says killed about 80 people and injured 171, while the other two April strikes account for the remaining deaths and wounds.
- The report excludes casualties from the Trump administration’s series of boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, and U.S. Southern Command told reviewers it found no 2025 incidents there meeting the threshold for likely civilian harm.
- Independent monitors and rights groups report higher tolls and call for investigations, and anonymous U.S. officials criticized the report as a minimization of harm because 15 other Yemen incidents remain under review.
- Lawmakers and NGOs point to cuts in Pentagon civilian‑harm mitigation teams and a reduced Civilian Protection Center as factors that limit investigations, slow adjudication, and could affect future accountability and condolence decisions.