Human Rights Watch Calls for War Crimes Probe Into US Bombing of Yemen Fuel Port - News From Antiwar.com

Human Rights Watch Says U.S. Committed Apparent War Crime in Yemen Port Attack

Human Rights Watch is calling for an investigation into the U.S. bombing of an oil port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast on April 17 that killed 84 people and wounded more than 150 others. Forty-nine of the dead were port workers. Also killed were several truck drivers, two civil defense workers and workers’ family members, including three children. Human Rights Watch said the U.S. government’s decision to strike the oil facility while hundreds of worke…

Human Rights Watch Calls for War Crime Investigation Into Deadly US Bombing

US airstrikes on the Ras Isa oil port in Yemen last April killed 84 people and wounded more than 150 others.

US Strikes on Yemen Oil Port That Killed 84 Civilians Called 'Apparent War Crime'

Human Rights Watch said the April bombings, which also wounded more than 150 civilians, demonstrated "a callous disregard for civilian lives" and should be investigated.

HRW calls for war crimes probe into US strike on Yemen port

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged an investigation into the US airstrike on Yemen’s Ras Issa Port in April, calling it a potential war crime after it reportedly caused dozens of civilian deaths. On 17 April, US forces targeted the Ras Issa fuel port in Hodeidah as part of their campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, killing 84 civilians and injuring over 150, according to HRW, citing data from the independent group Airwars. The US mili…

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

Click to expand Image Burned vehicles near Ras Issa port in Hodeidah, Yemen following US strikes on April 17, 2025. Photo taken on April 18, 2025.  © 2025 AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – US military strikes on the Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah, Yemen, on April 17, 2025, caused dozens of civilian casualties and significant damage to port infrastructure, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack should be investigated as a war crime. As part of its mi…

Human Rights Watch Calls for War Crimes Probe Into US Bombing of Yemen Fuel Port - News From Antiwar.com

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called for the recent US bombing of the Ras Issa Fuel Port in Hodeidah, Yemen, to be investigated as a war crime due to the massive civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. The US launched airstrikes against the port on April 17, killing 84 civilians…