List of massacres in Yemen
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This page lists all massacres occurring in Yemen, both before and after statehood.
List
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Responsible party | Notes |
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| 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] |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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| 23 May 2016 Yemen bombings | 23 May 2016 | Aden | 45 | Islamic State |
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| June 2016 Mukalla attacks | 28 June 2016 | Mukalla | 43-50 | Islamic State |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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] |