This page lists all massacres occurring in Yemen, both before and after statehood.

List

Name Date Deaths Responsible party Notes
1947 Aden pogrom 1947 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 7  Egyptian Air Force Egyptian chemical attack during the North Yemen Civil War[1][2]
Kitaf chemical attack January 15, 1967 140  Egyptian Air Force Egyptian chemical attack during the North Yemen Civil War[2][3][4]
Sanaa school shooting 1997, March 30 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 10  Al-Qaeda
2008 Bin Salman mosque bombing 2008, May 2 15 Unknown
Friday of Dignity Massacre 2011, March 18 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.[5][6]
2015 Sanaa mosque bombings 2015, March 20 142  Islamic State
September 2015 Sanaa mosque bombing September 24, 2015 25 Unknown
Uqban Island massacre 2015, October 22 100+  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.[7]
Missionaries of Charity attack in Aden 2016, March 4 16 Unknown
Hajjah market airstrike 2016, March 15 119+  Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian-led coalition launched two separate airstrikes on a crowded marketplace in Hajjah.[8]
May 2016 Yemen police bombings 2016, May 15 47  Islamic State
23 May 2016 Yemen bombings 2016, May 23 45  Islamic State
June 2016 Mukalla attacks 2016, June 28 43-50  Islamic State
Sanaa funeral airstrike 2016, October 8 143-155  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.[9]
Massacre in Bab-el-Mandeb 2017, March 16 42  Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian-led coalition attacked a Somali refugee boat with attack helicopters.[10]
Dahyan bus airstrike 2018, August 9 51  Saudi Arabia
Dhamar prison airstrike 2019, August 31 100+  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 2020, December 30 28  Houthis

References

  1. Schmidt (1968), p. 257
  2. 1 2 "Egyptian CW Attacks on Yemen" (PDF). Nuclear Threat Initiative.
  3. "Why the brutal war in Syria exposes the global cant on chemical weapons". The Indian Express. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. "The Tenuous Taboo: Egypt, ISIS, and Chemical Weapons in the Middle East". www.diplomaticourier.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. "Unpunished Massacre: Yemen's Failed Response to the "Friday of Dignity" Killings - Yemen | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  6. "Unpunished Massacre: Yemen's Failed Response to the "Friday of Dignity" Killings". 2013-02-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Were Saudi Arabia's Apache Attack Helicopters Really Used 'Defensively' in Yemen War?". The National Interest.
  8. "Yemen conflict: 'Dozens killed' in strike on Hajja market". BBC.
  9. Thorbecke, Catherine (2016-10-13). "US-Made Bomb Used in Airstrike on Funeral in Yemen, HRW Says". ABC News. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  10. "Saudi-led coalition blamed after helicopter gunship massacres Somali refugees". The Independent. 18 March 2017.


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