<h1>Escalation of military strikes expands targeting to leadership and urban areas, raising transparency and civilian protection concerns.</h1> The US air campaign in Yemen has expanded from strikes on mobile launchers to more intense attacks on senior Houthi personnel and urban areas, with Central Command exercising broader authority to launch offensive strikes without daily executive sign-off. This shift has reduced public transparency about targets and potential civilian harm, leaving independent monitors and rebel statements as primary sources of information while raising concerns that bombing alone may not eliminate Houthi capabilities and could increase noncombatant risk.