Grade 5 of 5: International Crime (Rome Statute)
Operation Rough Rider: US Killed More Civilians in 52 Days Than in Previous 23 Years in Yemen
A 53-day US bombing campaign in Yemen produced an unprecedented civilian death toll, with Airwars documenting at least 224 civilian deaths — nearly matching the 258 it recorded over the previous 23 years of US operations in Yemen. Two incidents, the Ras Isa port strike and the Saada migrant detention centre strike, reach the war-crime threshold at the probable level.