In their January 9, 2022 report published by Human Rights Watch, Letta Tayler and Elisa Epstein described the 2019 Baghuz strike as an apparent war crime, relying on a New York Times investigation of attacks on women, children and fleeing survivors.
Baghuz strike: NGO war-crime assessment and contrary military review
Back to resultsGeneral Michael Garrett's May 11, 2022 review concluded that the March 18, 2019 Baghuz strikes complied with presidentially authorized defensive rules and the law of war. It found civilian-harm reporting deficiencies but no malicious concealment. The ground force commander authorized the strikes.
- Date
- 2019-03-18
- Evidence status
- Attributed NGO assessment; military review disputed illegality
- Current status
- Attributed NGO assessment; military review disputed illegality
Documented civilian-harm incidents
36 matching recordsMinab school attack: Human Rights Watch calls for war-crime investigation2026-02-286 sourcesAirwars records civilian harm in Thaqban area, Bani al-Harith District2025-04-27Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in 14th of October neighbourhood, Al Sab’een district, Sanaa2025-04-26Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Bir Zaid neighbourhood, Al-Jarf area, Sanaa2025-04-24Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Nahda neighbourhood, Sanaa2025-04-19Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Bani Matar2025-04-19Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Majel Ad-Damna Cemetery, Al-Safiyah District, Sanaa2025-04-19Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Nahda neighbourhood, Al-Thawra district, Sanaa2025-04-16Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Sawari Ceramics Factory, Matnah, Bani Matar District2025-04-13Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Nahda neighbourhood, Sanaa2025-04-13Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Vicinity of Presidential House, Al-Sab’een district, Sanaa2025-04-09Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Amin Muqbel, Al-Hawek district2025-04-08Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Dhamar2025-04-08Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Hafsin2025-04-05Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Telecommunication network, Jabal Namah2025-04-03Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Mansouriyah District2025-04-01Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Qabil, Jadr area, Bani Al-Harith district2025-03-30Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Bani Qais District2025-03-30Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Sarf area, Bani Hashish district2025-03-28Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Vicinity of Sadaa2025-03-28Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Khawlan District2025-03-26Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Rasoul Al-Aazam Hospital for Cancer Tumors, Sadaa2025-03-24Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Vicinity of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq School, Ma'in District, Sanaa2025-03-23Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Thawra neighbourhood, Sanaa2025-03-19Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Sahqeen district2025-03-16Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Attan neighborhood, Sana'a2025-03-16Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceTrump's Yemen campaign left 153 civilians dead in three Pentagon-confirmed incidents2025-03-15Donald J. Trumpdirected military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceTrump's Yemen campaign left 153 civilians dead in three Pentagon-confirmed incidents2025-03-15Donald J. Trumpdirected large-scale strikes inRepublic of Yemen2 sourcesAirwars records civilian harm in Al-Jaraf neighborhood, Al-Shu’ub district, Sana'a2025-03-15Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAirwars records civilian harm in Qahza area, Sadaa2025-03-15Donald J. Trumpdirected the military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceAmnesty linked five United States Somalia strikes to 14 civilian deaths and eight injuries2019-03-20Donald J. Trumpapproved expanded precision-fire authority2017 Somalia area-of-active-hostilities designation1 sourceAmnesty linked five United States Somalia strikes to 14 civilian deaths and eight injuries2019-03-20Donald J. Trumpwas commander in chief during strikes in Amnesty's civilian-harm reviewAmnesty International's 2019 Somalia civilian-harm investigation1 sourceBaghuz strike: NGO war-crime assessment and contrary military review2019-03-183 sourcesAFRICOM revises El Burr strike assessment to three civilian deaths2018-04-01Donald J. Trumpapproved expanded precision-fire authority2017 Somalia area-of-active-hostilities designation1 sourceMilitary inquiry attributes Mosul civilian deaths to secondary explosives triggered by a coalition strike2017-05-252 sourcesA Trump-approved Yemen raid killed at least 14 civilians, Human Rights Watch reported2017-01-29Donald J. Trumpapproved raid linked to at least 14 reported civilian deaths2017 Yakla raid1 source