US airstrikes on Yemen leave 338 civilian casualties since mid-March
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Yemen’s Health Ministry has reported a rising civilian death toll from ongoing US airstrikes, with 338 casualties, including women and children, since mid-March.
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In this photo taken from video released by Ansar Allah Media Office via Al Masirah TV channel, shows a wounded child being taken for treatment at a hospital in Saada, Yemen, on March 15, 2025, following US airstrikes over multiple targets in the country. (AP)
Yemen’s Ministry of Health announced that ongoing US airstrikes across the country have resulted in 338 civilian casualties, including women and children, since mid-March. According to Health Ministry spokesperson Anis al-Asbahi, 117 people have been killed and 221 others injured in the strikes, particularly since March 16.
Speaking to Al Mayadeen, al-Asbahi condemned the attacks, highlighting the human toll on Yemeni civilians.
This comes shortly after the United States warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes across central and northern Yemen late on Saturday, hitting targets in the governorates of al-Bayda and Saada.
In a separate assault, three US airstrikes targeted the al-Sahleen area in the al-Salem subdistrict of Kitaf District, situated east of the Saada Governorate. The area lies near Yemen’s northern frontier, a region frequently targeted in the ongoing US aggression.
In March, the United States launched a military campaign against Yemen, justifying the assault as a necessary move to protect international shipping lanes. However, the escalation in airstrikes coincides with Yemen’s renewed military operations in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The country’s leadership has vowed to continue targeting Israeli interests and positions until the devastating war on Gaza comes to an end.
US aggression won't weaken our military capabilities: Al-Houthi
Separetely, Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the head of Ansar Allah, stated that the US has failed to diminish their military strength in a speech delivered on Thursday.
The leader of Ansar Allah, Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi, affirmed that "the Americans have not been able, and will never be able, to weaken our military capabilities," asserting that "the American aggression only contributes to further developing them more and more."
Abdul Malik al-Houthi further asserted that the US cannot undermine Yemen’s military stability, as it is built on unshakable ideological foundations and deeply entrenched resilience, while also condemning America’s intensified efforts to exert pressure on Yemen both politically and publicly, which he claimed was the motive behind their latest aggressive campaign targeting civilian infrastructure in the country.
He emphasized that "the Yemeni stance has an economic, security, military, and strategic impact on the Israeli enemy, and this is a very concerning situation for the enemies."
Support Front to Continue
Ansar Allah's leader affirmed that "The Battle of the Promised Conquest and Sacred Jihad" is an active front and will remain so with escalating influence, affirming that "the American aggression is a failure and will remain a failure."
He pointed out that "the military operations are strong and effective, with complete success in blocking Israeli navigation," adding, "The port of Eilat remains deserted, and the Israeli enemy can no longer benefit from it—this is a great victory for the effectiveness of Yemen's stance."
Sayyed Abdul Malik stressed that the Palestinian people are enduring grave injustice manifested through killings, starvation, and multi-faceted suffering, emphasizing that the scale of tragedy in Gaza significantly increases everyone's shared responsibility to act.
Trump's foolish policies
Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi addressed US President Donald Trump’s recent economic policies, calling them as disorganized as the prevailing global chaos, labeling them foolish and born of unchecked greed.
He went on to note that "Trump has opened a trade war against over 60 countries, foremost among them nations allied with the United States," adding that "his decisions are so erratic they’ve even significantly impacted the US economy itself, throwing it into turmoil."
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