Yemen Data Project

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Independent data collection project. Collating and disseminating data on airstrikes in Yemen since 2015, with the purpose of increasing transparency and promoting accountability. Sign up, support: https://linktr.ee/yemendataproject www.yemendataproject.org

A United States Airforce MQ-9 Reaper drone in flight. (Photo: US Air Force / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt)
A governorate map of Yemen showing the single strike on Al-Bayda governorate in April 2026. No civilian casualties were recorded.
A picture uploaded to social media of a vehicle purportedly hit by a US drone strike in the city of Al Ghaydah, Al-Mahrah governorate on 12 February 2026. Additional images indicate the munition was likely the bladed (rather than explosive) R9X Hellfire missile. An alleged AQAP member, a Somali national, was reportedly killed in the strike. One of 21 US counter terrorism strikes recorded by Yemen Data Project since Trump returned to office in January 2025.
A B-2 Spirit bomber in flight, silhouetted against a setting sun as it takes off from the British air base at Diego Garcia on 13 April 2025 to carry out a bombing run into Yemen. On 11 December 2025 the US Department of Defense (DoW) posted photos of B-2 Spirit bombers leaving the British territory of Diego Garcia with the following caption: A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber takes off at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, April 13, 2025. Six B-2s and approximately 250 personnel deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri as the 393d Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to conduct combat missions. The deployment was the largest deployment of B-2s in its history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage)
Yemen Data Project data showing the total numbers from March 2015 to February 2026 of strikes and air raids in Yemen: 25,774 and civilian casualties: 20,881.
A collage of profile pictures showing 11 of the Yemeni journalists and media workers killed in an Israeli strike on 10 September 2025.
A map of governorates in Yemen showing the number of air raids by Saudi Arabia in January 2026 and the number of civilian casualties. A total of 12 air raids are mapped resulting in 22 civilian casualties.
A data visualisation illustrating the average rates of civilian harm in airstrikes carried out in Yemen in 2025, comparing the rate in Israeli strikes: 15.3 civilian casualties per strike and US/UK strikes: 2.02 civilian casualties per strike.
A data visualisation showing the categories of sites and objects hit by Israeli air raids in May 2025.
A data visualisation showing the categories of sites and objects hit by US strikes from 15 March 2025 to 6 May.
A map of Yemen showing the number of US strikes and civilian casualties in those strikes, per governorate.
A map for Yemen showing the number of US strikes and civilian casualties per governorate over the period of 1-7 April
A graph showing the timeline of US strikes in Yemen from January 2024 to the end of March 2025 with a sharp peak showing in March 2025.
A data visualisation of US strikes and civilian casualties in Yemen for the month of March, showing icons for the target categories that were bombed.
A chart showing the number of American and British strikes and the number of civilian casualties in Yemen in one year of strikes. Total number of US-UK strikes: 305 Total number of civilians injured: 64 Total number of civilians killed: 21
A large section, several meters long, of an apparent ballistic is seen buried in the red tiles of the roof of a building. Two men, one standing on the roof the other standing through the hole in the roof, appear to be inspecting the missile remnant.
Summary of data on airstrikes in Yemen. In 2024 100% of Israeli air raids in Yemen hit civilian infrastructure. 3% of US-UK strikes hit civilian infrastructure. 212 civilian casualties recorded in 16 Israeli air raids in 2024. Averaging 13.25 civilian casualties per air raid. 85 civilian casualties recorded in 298 US-UK strikes. Averaging 0.28 civilian casualties per strike. 2015-2022 Saudi-UAE air war averaged 0.76 civilian casualties per air raid.