WorldPentagon assessment: U.S. military operations killed 153 civilians in 2025, up from 2 in 2024, with Yemen strikes cited and more incidents under reviewA file photo of US F-16 fighter jets in action. @CENTCOM)U.S. military operations in 2025 killed 153 civilians and wounded 243, a ‌U.S. This compares with a Pentagon assessment that two civilians were killed and two were injured by U.S. military operations in 2024. The Pentagon report said the U.S. Central ‌Command had assessed that the three strikes in April 2025 in Yemen "more likely than not" resulted in civilian harm. The Pentagon ⁠report did not include any casualties from U.S. strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.