Pentagon says US military operations killed more than 150 civilians in 2025

The Pentagon said in a report filed Monday that United States military operations in 2025 resulted in the deaths of over 150 civilians and more than 200 were wounded.

The tally, which documented 153 civilian deaths and 243 wounded, consisted of casualties from three strikes in Yemen last year and did not include casualties from operations in the Pacific or the Caribbean, despite multiple deadly strikes.

The report, which was filed to Congress, said five civilians were killed in the first strike in April of 2025, with 25 people injured, followed by another strike later that month which killed 80 civilians and wounded 171 others.

The third strike in Yemen in April of last year resulted in 68 civilian casualties and 47 civilians injured. 

The military did not conduct site visits or interviews to make the assessments, but relied on American military intelligence, imagery and public reporting, the report said.

The report also recorded that a military bombing in Iran last June resulted in no civilian casualties.

"[United States Central Command] conducted Operation Midnight Hammer, a high precision and joint force strategic strike against three critical Iranian nuclear facilities: Frodo, Natanz, and Isfahan," the report reads. "Following the strikes, CENTCOM assessed that there were no civilian causalities that occurred as a result of U.S. military operations during Operation Midnight Hammer."

Congress mandated the report in its 2018 annual defense policy bill, which ordered the Pentagon to submit reports, known as "1057 reports," on civilian casualties during the preceding year. 

"The U.S. military is steadfastly committed to limiting harm to civilians, and DoW has a strong record of compliance with the law of war," the report reads.

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