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US bombs Yemeni capital, surrounding regions

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 16 Apr 2025 22:28
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The United States carried out extensive airstrikes all over Yemen over the country's support for Gaza.

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  • In this image made from video, smoke rises after an airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 28, 2025 (AP)
    Smoke rises after an airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 28, 2025 (AP screengrab)

The United States launched a new wave of airstrikes on Wednesday, targeting multiple locations in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and surrounding areas. The attacks are part of an ongoing military campaign that has intensified since mid-March.

According to an Al Mayadeen correspondent, US warplanes carried out 14 air raids on the al-Hafa area in the al-Sabeen district of Sana'a. Aircraft continued to hover over the city throughout the day.

Repeated targeting of al-Hafa military base

This is not the first time al-Hafa has been targeted. The US-British coalition previously bombed the al-Hafa military camp, located in the southeastern outskirts of the capital, in January and November 2024.

In addition to the airstrikes on al-Hafa, US forces launched three strikes on the Bani Hushaysh district and also bombed Manakhah district in Sanaa. One civilian was reportedly killed in a strike on the residential al-Nahda neighborhood in the al-Thawrah district of the capital.

Further north, US airstrikes hit al-Hazm, the administrative center of al-Jawf province in northeastern Yemen.

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Air raids extend across Northern, Western Yemen

On Tuesday, the campaign expanded to the Red Sea, where US warplanes launched 15 strikes on Kamaran Island.

The American air force also targeted al-Salim and Kitaf districts in the northern province of Saada with 13 additional strikes, as well as al-Zahir district in eastern Yemen and Sufyan district in Amran, just north of Sanaa.

The US has conducted dozens of air raids across Yemen in recent weeks, reportedly resulting in approximately 340 civilian casualties and widespread damage.

Environmental concerns raised over strikes on Kamaran island

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources of the Sanaa-based government condemned the US airstrikes on Kamaran Island, describing them as a serious threat to the marine ecosystem in the Red Sea.

The ministry stated that the strikes caused significant damage to one of the region's most ecologically and economically important islands. It warned that continued attacks on the island pose a direct threat to marine biodiversity, local fishermen, and residents.

32 casualties of aggression

On Sunday evening, US warplanes launched airstrikes on the al-Sawari ceramics factory, located west of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, resulting in 32 casualties, including both martyrs and injured, according to a statement by Yemen’s Ministry of Health.

The ministry further reported that US airstrikes across Yemen have caused 338 civilian casualties since mid-March, including women and children. Health Ministry spokesperson Anis al-Asbahi stated that strikes since March 16 alone have left at least 117 civilians dead and 221 wounded.

This came shortly after US warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on April 13 across central and northern Yemen, 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. 

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