Yemen’s Houthis say U.S. strikes kill 6 as Trump’s bombing video suggests higher overall death toll
The Hindu
Suspected U.S. airstrikes in Yemen target Houthi rebels, killing civilians, escalating conflict, and pressuring Iran over nuclear program.
Suspected U.S. airstrikes over the weekend targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least six people, the group said Sunday (April 6, 2025), while a bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge.
A strike Sunday (April 6, 2025) night in Sanaa, the rebel-held capital of Yemen, hit a house, killing at least four people and wounding 16 others, the Houthis said. Their al-Masirah satellite news channel showed images of the damaged home and people receiving care in a hospital.
The strike on the house in Sanaa's Shu’ub district allegedly targeted a Houthi leader, part of a wider decapitation campaign launched by the Trump administration to kill rebel leaders. The intense campaign of U.S. airstrikes targeting the rebels over their attacks on shipping in Mideast waters — related to the Israel-Hamas war — has killed at least 73 people, according to casualty figures released by the Houthis.
Earlier Sunday (April 6, 2025), the Iranian-backed Houthis said other suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least two people in the rebel stronghold of Saada and wounded nine others. Footage aired by al-Masirah showed a strike collapsing what appeared to be a two-story building. The rebels aired no footage from inside the building, which they described as a solar power shop.
The Houthis have not acknowledged any casualties among their security and military leadership — something challenged after an online video posted by Trump.
Early on Saturday (April 5, 2025), Mr. Trump posted what appeared to be black-and-white video from a drone showing over 70 people gathered in a circle. An explosion detonates during the 25-second video. A massive crater is left in its wake.
“These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack,” Mr. Trump claimed, without offering a location or any other details about the strike. “Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!”
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