Bombings Continue Amidst Declared Ceasefire Saudi-led coalition air raids continued at a reduced rate for the first week of a two-week ceasefire

A unilateral two-week ceasefire, declared



In the first week of the ceasefire (midday 9 April to midday 16 April), Yemen Data Project recorded at least 26 air raids* with up to 106 individual airstrikes . This 66% reduction in air raid numbers from the previous week represented a notable decline in bombings, although not to the lower levels No civilian casualties were recorded in airstrikes in the first week of the unilateral ceasefire . by the Saudi-led coalition, began at midday on 9 April. The ceasefire followed the heaviest week (2 April to 8 April) of bombing in the air war since July 2018, in an apparent response to pro-Houthi forces firing ballistic missiles into Saudi Arabia on 28 March. At least 76 air raids* with up to 254 individual airstrikes were recorded in the week prior to the start of the declared ceasefire.. This 66% reduction in air raid numbers from the previous week represented a notable decline in bombings, although not to the lower levels seen during the undeclared de-escalation from the end of October 2019 up to mid-January 2020 when air raid numbers fell to less than half that rate, not gooing above 10 in a single week. Governorates targeted

Air raids were down by 76% in Al-Jawf on the week prior to the ceasefire but increased in Sana'a and Al-Hudaydah governorates .

In the first seven days of the two-week ceasefire coaltion air raids targeted the governorates of: Marib (7), Sana'a (6) - outside the capital, Al-Jawf (5), Sa'ada (3) , Hajja (2), Amran (1), Al-Bayda (1) and Al-Hudaydah (1) .

In air raids where the target could be identified, 3 bombings hit civilian targets .

Majzar in Marib, Khab Wa Al-Sha'af in Al-Jawf, and Hamdan in Sana'a were the most heavily bombed districts in the first week of the unilaterally declared ceasefire. Almost half (46%) of all air raids in the week hit these three districts. FOR MORE DETAILS AND COMMENT PLEASE CONTACT:

Iona Craig (Yemen) +967 736693365 iona.craig@yemendataproject.org Fighting on the ground

Fighting also continued in the ground war during the first week of the ceasefire. Separate to our air raids data collection, as part of our work to enhance conflict monitoring and data sharing, Yemen Data Project contributes countrywide data on political violence and violence in the ground war This extensive monitoring effort has allowed ACLED and YDP to provide the most comprehensive coverage of political violence across Yemen. to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project This extensive monitoring effort has allowed ACLED and YDP to provide the most comprehensive coverage of political violence across Yemen.

ACLED's methodology on casualty counting differs from Yemen Data Project's air raids data. See here for more details on ACLED's methodology and coding decisions used in their data collection. Share Tweet Forward