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Incident Date

15 November 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251115a

Location

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean
On November 15, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing three men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. This strike was announced by U.S. Southern Command @Southcom on Twitter/X on November 16th, a day after…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 November 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251110a

Location

Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea
On November 10, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing four men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Caribbean Sea. On November 13th CBS News was the first to report on the strike, initially quoting a Pentagon…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251027c

Location

Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On October 27, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with “a Designated Terrorist Organization,” reportedly killing three men described as “narco-terrorists” in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. This strike was announced as one of three strikes on four vessels in a statement published by…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251027b

Location

Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On October 27, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with “a Designated Terrorist Organization,” reportedly killing four men described as “narco-terrorists” in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. This strike was announced as one of three strikes on four vessels in a statement published by…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251027a

Location

Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On October 27, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on vessels allegedly affiliated with “a Designated Terrorist Organization,” reportedly killing eight men described as “narco-terrorists” in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. This strike was announced as one of three strikes on four vessels in a statement published by @SecWar…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251016a

Location

Southern Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea
On October 16, 2025, the U.S. military carried out a strike on a semi-submersible vessel, referred to as a “a drug-carrying submarine,” in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people referred to by the United States as “narcoterrorists” and injuring two others, men also referred to as “narcoterrorists” who were returned to their home counties of…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 November 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251109b

Location

International Waters, Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On November 9, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing three men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. This strike was announced as one of two strikes on vessels in a statement published by @SecWar…

Summary

Published
25 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9 November 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251109a

Location

International Waters, Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On November 9, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing three men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. This strike was announced as one of two strikes on vessels in a statement published by @SecWar…

Summary

Published
25 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 November 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251106a

Location

International Waters, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea
On November 6, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing three men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Caribbean. @SecWar Pete Hegseth published a statement on Twitter/X on November 6th announcing the strike "today" on a vessel…

Summary

Published
25 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 November 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251104a

Location

International Waters, Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On November 4, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing two men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. @SecWar Pete Hegseth published a statement on Twitter/X on November 4th announcing the strike "today" on a…

Summary

Published
25 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 November 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251101a

Location

International Waters, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea
On November 1, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing three men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Caribbean. @SecWar Pete Hegseth published a statement on Twitter/X on November 1st announcing the strike "today" on a vessel…

Summary

Published
25 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251029a

Location

International Waters, Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On October 29, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing four men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. @SecWar Pete Hegseth published a statement on Twitter/X on October 29th announcing the strike "earlier today" on…

Summary

Published
25 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 March 2025

Incident Code

TS797

Location

قرية خربة جاموس, a road in the outskirts of the village of Khirbet Jamous, Al-Hassakah, Syria
A 30-year-old man with the family name al-Zaidat was killed by an alleged Turkish drone on the afternoon of Monday, March 24, 2025, while riding his motorcycle on the outskirts of the village of Khirbet Jamous, in the countryside of Hasakah, northeastern Syria. Most sources described al-Zaidat as a civilian. Euphrates Post reported that he…

Summary

Published
24 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Motorcycle)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

22 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251022a

Location

Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On October 22, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing three men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. Late in the evening on October 22nd, @SecWar Pete Hegseth published on Twitter/X a statement announcing the…

Summary

Published
18 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251021a

Location

Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean
On October 21, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with "a Designated Terrorist Organization," reportedly killing two people described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. According to CBS News and the New York Times, a defense official confirmed to them that the…

Summary

Published
18 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23–24 October, 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251023a

Location

Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea
On October 23 or 24th, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly operated by Tren de Aragua, reportedly killing six men described as "narco-terrorists" in international waters in the Caribbean Sea. On October 24th, @SecWar Pete Hegseth published on Twitter/X a statement announcing the "overnight" strike on…

Summary

Published
18 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

17 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251017a

Location

in international waters in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility, South America, Caribbean Sea
On October 17, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with Ejército de Liberación Nacional, reportedly killing three men described as "narco-terrorists". While international and local news described the strikes as occurring in the Caribbean Sea, the location of the strike was described only as "in…

Summary

Published
18 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251014a

Location

EEZ Venezuela, Caribbean Sea
During the morning of October 14th, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that American forces carried out a “lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel allegedly trafficking narcotics and linked to a Designated Terrorist Organisation involved in drug-trafficking. The post included a short video showing an explosion at sea and claimed that six…

Summary

Published
13 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT100525s

Location

ساحل رفح, Rafah coast area, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, May 10, 2025, in the early morning hours, two civilian fishermen were reportedly injured and a child was killed during an alleged Israeli naval bombardment on the coast outside Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. According to available sources, two fishermen were injured in the incident. Facebook user Moastafa Moastafa published…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT160625e

Location

بحر مدينة غزة, Gaza City sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the morning of 16 June 2025, at least two fishermen were allegedly struck and killed by Israeli gunboat fire off the coast of Gaza City, with at least four others reportedly injured. @qudsn reported the incident on Twitter/X at 8:31 a.m., while Yaffa News Network also reported the attack. Both sources identified victims as…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

13 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT130625j

Location

مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية قر، منطقة نتساريم, Vicinity of GHF Aid Distribution Center, Netzarim Axis, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
In the morning of Friday, 13 June 2025, alleged Israeli gunfire resulted in casualties in the Netzarim area near the entrance to the Bureij Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip. Reports indicate that at least one civilian, identified as 32-year-old Wissam Ali Shaheen, was killed, and between 12 to 15 others, including an elderly…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251003a

Location

EEZ Venezuela, Caribbean Sea
During the morning of October 3rd, 2025, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, announced that a U.S. strike destroyed a drug-trafficking boat in international waters "just" off the coast of Venezuela, reportedly killing four men on board. In a post published on his X account (@SecWar) at 12:33 p.m. local time, Hegseth stated that…

Summary

Published
21 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 September 2025

Incident Code

USMAR250919a

Location

80 nautical miles south of Beata Island, EEZ Dominican Republic, Caribbean Sea
On September 19th, 2025, the United States carried out what United States President Donald Trump described as a “lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel in international waters. According to Trump’s official statement on Truth Social, the strike killed three male individuals on board, whom he referred to as “narco-terrorists” involved in trafficking illicit drugs toward…

Summary

Published
21 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

15 September 2025

Incident Code

USMAR250915a

Location

EEZ Venezuela, Caribbean Sea
During the morning of September 15th, 2025, the United States military carried out a second reported strike in the Caribbean Sea, striking a boat accused of transporting illegal narcotics from Venezuela. President Donald Trump confirmed the strike, announcing that three men were killed aboard the vessel. The incident allegedly occurred in international waters, although no…

Summary

Published
9 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 September 2025

Incident Code

USMAR250902a

Location

Aguas Internacionales, cerca de Trinidad y Tobago, International Waters, arriving to Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Sea
On September 2nd, 2025, U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. military had killed at least 11 individuals in an operation on members of the Tren de Aragua cartel who were alleged to have been transporting drugs. The strike was conducted on a small boat in international waters between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, with…

Summary

Published
30 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Estimated fatalities
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zza

Location

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan al-Kabira, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, March 18th, 2025, at dawn, Israeli aircraft reportedly struck the home of the Abu Tayr family in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. The attack allegedly killed at least nine civilians from the same family, spanning three generations, including a grandmother, her son and his…

Summary

Published
19 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 August 2025

Incident Code

ISPT120825k

Location

شارع صلاح الدين، دير البلح, Salah al-Din Street, Deir al-Balah, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 2:40 p.m. on August 12th, 2025, an alleged Israeli drone strike reportedly hit a vehicle carrying aid security personnel on Salah al-Din Street near Ramzon, close to Abu Hasira Restaurant in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. Multiple reports said the attack killed at least three identified men and injured others. The fatalities were…

Summary

Published
19 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

9 September 2024

Incident Code

TS713

Location

قرية ديرجمال, Deir Jamal Village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
On Monday, September 9th, 2024, one civilian was killed and four civilians, including two children, were reportedly injured following an alleged Turkish artillery strike on the countryside north of Aleppo, Syria. The village of Deir Jamal was hit by shelling in the afternoon and, in addition to the civilian casualties, suffered some material damage to…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

31 December 2024

Incident Code

TI116

Location

مصنع بالقرب من قرية سركلي في قضاء العمادية بمحافظة دهوك, a factory near the village of Sarkali, in the Amadiya district in Dohuk Governorate, Dohuk, Iraq
At 2:50 p.m. on December 31, 2024, a Kurdish man from Syria was seriously injured as a result of an alleged Turkish artillery shelling of a gravel and sand factory located on the banks of the Sabna River near the village of Sarkali, in the Amadiya district in ​​Dohuk Governorate of Iraq. According to Iraq.lens,…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Warehouse (Raw Material)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0539

Location

منزل عائلة الجمال شرقي مخيم البريج, al-Jamal Family Home, near al-Shahid Mosque, east of al-Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 2:19 p.m. on Tuesday, 24th October 2023, between six and seven civilians from the al-Jamal family - including at least two adult men, one male child, and three females, at least one of whom was also a child - were reportedly killed, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home near al-Shahid…

Summary

Published
6 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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