U.S. Forces
The armed forces of the United States have been directly active in a number of military campaigns in recent decades, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Somalia.
Airwars has documented allegations of civilian harm from U.S. actions in multiple contexts including Somalia and Yemen, as well as conducted a number of major investigations.
1,551 incidents involving U.S. Forces
View in Archive → Conflicts monitored involving U.S. Forces
1 Oct, 2026
Policy
2025 Civilian Casualties Report Reveals U.S. Civilian Protection Gaps
Airwars and CIVIC write for Lawfare about the US admissions of harm in 2025
31 Aug, 2026
Investigations
Iran
New U.S. munition has damage radius of at least 170 metres, Airwars finds
Visual analysis of first usage of PrSM missile during Iran war reveals scale of civilian threat
27 Aug, 2026
Report, Research
Venezuela
Unmarked watery graves
Airwars report analysing the first year of U.S. strikes on alleged 'narco-terrorists' boats in Latin America and elsewhere
13 Aug, 2026
Investigations, Update, Policy
Somalia, Yemen, Iraq
The U.S. accepts killing more than 140 civilians in just two strikes
Department of Defense report follows Airwars' strike-by-strike documentation of all U.S. bombing campaigns
19 Jun, 2026
Research, Update
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates
The human cost of the 40-day Iran war
With U.S. and Iran 'peace deal' hanging in the balance, Airwars releases findings on 1,000 incidents of harm tracked across 14 countries
18 Jun, 2026
Research
Tracking and researching attacks at sea in the US, Israel, Iran war 2026
How open source techniques can track, record and verify civilians killed at sea