This page lists all massacres occurring in Yemen, both before and after statehood.
List +NameDateLocationDeathsResponsible partyNotesAl-Waziri coupKingdom of Yemen5,000 al-WazirisAttempted coup d'état by the Al-Waziri clan against dynasty in the Kingdom of Yemen leaves 5,000 dead1947 Aden pogromAden, Aden Protectorate82Arab riotersAttacks against the Jewish community of Aden following the approval of the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine on 29 November 1947Kawma chemical attackKawma village7Egyptian Air ForceEgyptian chemical attack during the North Yemen Civil WarSchmidt (1968), p. 257Kitaf chemical attackKitaf village140Egyptian Air ForceEgyptian chemical attack during the North Yemen Civil WarSanaa school shootingSanaa6Mohammad Ahman al-NazariThe 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 bombingMarib10Eight 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 bombing2 May 2008Bin Salman Mosque, Sanaa15Unknown15 killed and 55 injured in a bombing at the Bin Salman mosque.Friday of Dignity Massacre18 March 2011Sanaa45Government forces opened fire upon protesters during the Yemeni revolution, killing 45 people and wounding 200. It was the deadliest single event in the uprising.2015 Sanaa mosque bombings20 March 2015Sanaa142Militants carried out four suicide bombings at the Badr and al-Hashoosh Shia mosques during prayersSeptember 2015 Sanaa mosque bombingSanaa25a double suicide bombing was carried out by Islamic State at a mosque in Sanaa, killing at least 25 peopleUqban Island massacre22 October 2015Uqban Island, Hodiedah100+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.Missionaries of Charity attack in Aden4 March 2016Aden16UnknownHajjah market airstrike15 March 2016Hajjah119+The Saudi Arabian-led coalition launched two separate airstrikes on a crowded marketplace in Hajjah.May 2016 Yemen police bombings15 May 2016Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate4723 May 2016 Yemen bombings23 May 2016Aden45June 2016 Mukalla attacks28 June 2016Mukalla43-50Sanaa funeral airstrike8 October 2016Sanaa143-155The Saudi Arabian-led coalition bombed a funeral in the capital Sanaa, hitting the crowd with several airstrikes. Around 150 civilians were killed.Bab-el-Mandeb massacre16 March 2017Bab-el-Mandeb42The Saudi Arabian-led coalition attacked a Somali refugee boat with attack helicopters.Dahyan bus airstrike9 August 2018Dahyan51Dhamar airstrike31 August 2019Dhamar100+The Saudi Arabian-led coalition bombed a prison complex in Dhamar with six separate airstrikes, killing more than 100 civilians.2020 Aden airport attack30 December 2020Aden282022 Saada prison airstrike21 January 2022Saada87+Saudi airstrike on a prison in Saada kills at least 87 people and injures 266.2024 al-Bayda bombing19 March 2024Radda District, al-Bayda governorate12-20Victims included nine from the same family.20 July 2024 Israeli attack on Yemen20 July 2024Al Hudaydah14+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.26 December 2024 Israeli attack on Yemen26 December 2024Al Hudaydah Governorate and Sanaa62025 Ras Isa oil terminal airstrikes 17 April 2025 Ras Isa, Al-Hudaydah Governorate 80 The United States Air Force conducted 14 airstrikes on an oil terminal in Ras Isa, killing at least 80 people and injuring 171 others.2025 Saada prison airstrike28 April 2025Saada68United States bombed a detention center, killing at least 68 and injured 47 others, all of them are African migrants. 28 August 2025 Israeli attacks on Yemen28 August 2025Sanaa13 At least 13 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes, including prime minister, Ahmed al-Rahawi and other ministers. September 2025 Israeli attacks in Yemen 10 September 2025 Sanaa and Al-Jawf Governorate 46 At least 46 people, including 31 journalists, were killed by Israeli attacks, making it the deadliest attack against journalists since the Maguindanao massacre.
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