Brown University Report Details 213 Civilian Deaths From U.S. Yemen Airstrikes
Brown University's Costs of War Project reported Thursday that U.S. airstrikes in Yemen killed 213 civilians from late 2023 through mid-2025.[1]
The report says 208 of those deaths and 341 wounded occurred during President Trump's second term, while the Pentagon has acknowledged 153 deaths and 243 wounded in 2025 alone.[1] It also says hundreds of Yemenis lost farms, shops, factories and small businesses in the strikes, worsening homelessness and poverty.[1]
President Biden ordered strikes in October 2023 and January 2024 after Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.[1] President Trump ordered new strikes in March 2025 after attacks on commercial shipping, and the Brown report aggregates civilian tolls across those operations.[1]
The study increases scrutiny of U.S. military action in Yemen and highlights gaps between Pentagon tallies and independent counts of civilian harm.
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- On Thursday, September 10, 2026, Brown University’s Costs of War Project reported 213 civilians killed by U.S. airstrikes in Yemen from late 2023 to mid-2025.
- The report says 208 deaths and 341 wounded occurred during President Trump’s second term, while the Pentagon has acknowledged 153 deaths and 243 wounded in 2025 alone.
- President Biden ordered strikes in October 2023 and January 2024 after Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and President Trump ordered new strikes in March 2025 after attacks on commercial shipping.
- The report says hundreds of Yemenis lost farms, shops, factories and small businesses in the strikes, worsening homelessness and poverty.
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