List of massacres in Yemen

This page lists all massacres occurring in Yemen, both before and after statehood.

List

Name Date Location Deaths Responsible party Notes
Al-Waziri coup 1948, February 17 - March Kingdom of Yemen 5,000[1] al-Waziris Attempted coup d'état by the Al-Waziri clan against dynasty in the Kingdom of Yemen leaves 5,000 dead
1947 Aden pogrom 1947, December 2-4 Aden, Aden Protectorate 82 Arab rioters Attacks against the Jewish community of Aden following the approval of the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine on 29 November 1947
Kawma chemical attack June 8, 1963 Kawma village 7 Egyptian Air Force Egyptian chemical attack during the North Yemen Civil War[2][3]
Kitaf chemical attack January 15, 1967 Kitaf village 140 Egyptian Air Force Egyptian chemical attack during the North Yemen Civil War[3][4][5]
Taiz shooting 1994, March 25–26 Taiz 23 (including the perpetrator) Unidentified shooter A total of 23 people were killed, including the suspect
Sanaa school shooting 1997, March 30 Sanaa 6 Mohammad Ahman al-Nazari The perpetrator, who believed that his daughter had been molested by school authorities, went on a shooting rampage at the Tala'i Private School, where he walked from classroom to classroom shooting teachers and students alike. After the shooting he left the building for the Musa Bin Nusayr School where he committed another attack. Nazari was sentenced to death and executed on 5 April 1997.
2007 Marib suicide car bombing 2007, July 2 Marib 10 Al-Qaeda Eight Spanish tourists and two Yemenis are killed and another twelve are wounded in a suicide bombing attack at the Queen of Sheba temple.

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2008 Bin Salman mosque bombing 2 May 2008 Bin Salman Mosque, Sanaa 15 Unknown 15 killed and 55 injured in a bombing at the Bin Salman mosque.[7]
Friday of Dignity Massacre 18 March 2011 Sanaa 45 Yemeni Government Government forces opened fire upon protesters during the Yemeni revolution, killing 45 people and wounding 200. It was the deadliest single event in the uprising.[8][9]
2015 Sanaa mosque bombings 20 March 2015 Sanaa 142 Islamic State Militants carried out four suicide bombings at the Badr and al-Hashoosh Shia mosques during prayers
September 2015 Sanaa mosque bombing September 24, 2015 Sanaa 25 Islamic State a double suicide bombing was carried out by Islamic State at a mosque in Sanaa, killing at least 25 people
Uqban Island massacre 22 October 2015 Uqban Island, Hodiedah 100+ Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian-led coalition attacked fishermen near the Uqban island, near Hodiedah using attack helicopters. Red Cross reported that possibly up to one hundred fishermen were killed.[10]
Missionaries of Charity attack in Aden 4 March 2016 Aden 16 Unknown
Hajjah market airstrike 15 March 2016 Hajjah 119+ Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian-led coalition launched two separate airstrikes on a crowded marketplace in Hajjah.[11]
May 2016 Yemen police bombings 15 May 2016 Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate 47 Islamic State
23 May 2016 Yemen bombings 23 May 2016 Aden 45 Islamic State
June 2016 Mukalla attacks 28 June 2016 Mukalla 43-50 Islamic State
Sanaa funeral airstrike 8 October 2016 Sanaa 143-155 Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian-led coalition bombed a funeral in the capital Sanaa, hitting the crowd with several airstrikes. Around 150 civilians were killed.[12]
Bab-el-Mandeb massacre 16 March 2017 Bab-el-Mandeb 42 Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian-led coalition attacked a Somali refugee boat with attack helicopters.[13][14]
Dahyan bus airstrike 9 August 2018 Dahyan 51 Saudi Arabia
Dhamar airstrike 31 August 2019 Dhamar 100+ Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian-led coalition bombed a prison complex in Dhamar with six separate airstrikes, killing more than 100 civilians.
2020 Aden airport attack 30 December 2020 Aden 28 Houthis
2022 Saada prison airstrike 21 January 2022 Saada 87+ Saudi Arabia Saudi airstrike on a prison in Saada kills at least 87 people and injures 266.[15]
2024 al-Bayda bombing 19 March 2024 Radda District, al-Bayda governorate 12-20[16] Houthis Victims included nine from the same family.
20 July 2024 Israeli attack on Yemen 20 July 2024 Al Hudaydah 14+ Israel On 20 July 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an attack on Hudaydah Port in Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The attack damaged a power generating station, an oil refinery, fuel storage facilities belonging to the Yemen Petroleum Corporation (YPC), and port cranes. Israel claimed it targeted weapon storage facilities. 14 people were killed, including 12 port employees and more than 90 were injured, many with severe burns.[17]
26 December 2024 Israeli attack on Yemen 26 December 2024 Al Hudaydah Governorate and Sanaa 6 Israel
2025 Ras Isa oil terminal airstrikes 17 April 2025 Ras Isa, Al-Hudaydah Governorate 80 United States The United States Air Force conducted 14 airstrikes on an oil terminal in Ras Isa, killing at least 80 people and injuring 171 others.[18][19]
2025 Saada prison airstrike 28 April 2025 Saada 68 United States United States bombed a detention center, killing at least 68 and injured 47 others, all of them are African migrants.[20]
28 August 2025 Israeli attacks on Yemen 28 August 2025 Sanaa 13 Israel At least 13 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes, including prime minister, Ahmed al-Rahawi and other ministers.[21]
September 2025 Israeli attacks in Yemen 10 September 2025 Sanaa and Al-Jawf Governorate 46 Israel At least 46 people, including 31 journalists, were killed by Israeli attacks, making it the deadliest attack against journalists since the Maguindanao massacre.[22]

References

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  2. ^ Schmidt (1968), p. 257
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  13. ^ "Saudi-led coalition blamed after helicopter gunship massacres Somali refugees". The Independent. 18 March 2017.
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