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Incident Date
29 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM558
Location
in the vicinity of Shabeellaha Dexe, Somalia, approximately 64 km northeast of Mogadishu, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 December 2025
Incident Code
USMAR251229a
Location
Pacific Ocean
On December 29, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” reportedly killing two 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 December 29th. The statement detailed that…
Summary
Published
21 January 2026
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
28 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0178
Location
Ar Raqqa city, Syria
مدينة الرقة
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25–26 December, 2025
Incident Code
USNG251225a
Location
Offa, Kwara, Nigeria
During the night of 25 December through 26 December 2025, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted declared strikes against alleged ISIS-linked militants in Bauni forest of Sokoto state of Nigera, and announced that an unspecified number of ISIS elements were killed in the strike. However, local sources reported that at least five civilians, including two women…
Summary
Published
24 February 2026
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Commerce
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military actors reported killed
0–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
25 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0173
Location
Al Shaher village, Ar Raqqa, Syria
قرية الشاهر
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0174
Location
Hamret Balasem, Ar Raqqa, Syria
حمرة بلاسم
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM557
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 90 km southeast of Bossaso, Bari, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
25 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0177
Location
Al Bouayda town, Damascus countryside, Syria
بلدة البويضة
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM556
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 90 km southeast of Bossaso, Bari, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
24 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0175
Location
Damascus countryside, Syria
ريف دمشق
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 December 2025
Incident Code
CS2021
Location
Jadidt Kahit village, Raqqa, Syria
جديدة كحيط
70-year-old Fatima al-Batal was killed with her son, 38-year-old Jassem Mohammed al-Hasan al-Luji during a joint airdrop-ground operation allegedly conducted by US-led Coalition forces in conjunction with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on 23 December, 2025. The operation reportedly occurred during the early morning in Jadida Kahit, Syria. Reports diverge on whether Fatima’s younger son,…
Summary
Published
23 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM555
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 90 km southeast of Bossaso, Bari, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
22 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM554
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 88 km southeast of Bossaso, Bari, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
22 December 2025
Incident Code
USMAR251222a
Location
Pacific Ocean
On December 22, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a "low-profile vessel" allegedly affiliated with “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” reportedly killing one man described as a “narco-terrorist” in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. This strike was announced by U.S. Southern Command @Southcom on Twitter/X on December 22nd. The statement…
Summary
Published
21 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Boat
)
Estimated fatalities
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0172
Location
Jazert Al Bouhamid, Deir Ezzor, Syria
جزرة البوحميد
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 December 2025
Incident Code
CS2020
Location
Ziban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ذيبان
Three people were killed in the al-Latwa neighborhood of the town of Ziban in Syria’s Deir Ezzor at 1:00 a.m. on 21 December, 2025 when “International Coalition forces” and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) allegedly “conducted a surprise airdrop operation” on the area, reportedly working in conjunction with the Syrian Democratic Forces. Father and son…
Summary
Published
20 January 2026
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0171
Location
Deir Ezzor, Syria
ديرالزور
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM553
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 45 km southeast of Bossaso, Bari, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 December 2025
Incident Code
USMAR251218a
Location
Pacific Ocean
On December 18, 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 @Southcom…
Summary
Published
23 December 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
18 December 2025
Incident Code
USMAR251218b
Location
Pacific Ocean
On December 18, 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. This strike was announced as one of two strikes on vessels in a statement published by @Southcom…
Summary
Published
23 December 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
18 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0169
Location
villages of Iskenderun, Al Hasaka, Syria
قرية اسكندرون
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 December 2025
Incident Code
USVEN251218a
Location
Unknown (Possibly Venezuela), Venezuela
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0170
Location
village of Rabia, Al Hasaka, Syria
قرية ربيعة
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM552
Location
in the vicinity of Nuur Dugle, Somalia, approximately 215 km northeast of Mogadishu, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 December 2025
Incident Code
CS2018
Location
Al-Namat, Raqqa, Syria
النعمات
A woman was killed, in addition to the death and injury of ISIS members, by an International Coalition/US forces operation in the Al-Namat area on the outskirts of Ma'adan in Raqqa, Syria during the night between December 17th and 18th, 2025. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that during an airborne operation by…
Summary
Published
20 January 2026
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 December 2025
Incident Code
CS2019
Location
Ma'adan subdistrict, Raqqa, Syria
ناحية معدان
A boy was killed by an alleged International Coalition and Syrian government operation in the village of Al-Mastaha in the Ma'adan subdistrict of Syria at dawn on December 18, 2025. Euphrates Post reported that 14-year-old Sami al-Fayez al-Yassin al-Fayyad was killed during a raid by the International Coalition and the Syrian government in the village…
Summary
Published
20 January 2026
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM551
Location
in the vicinity of Araare, approximately 50 km northeast of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
17 December 2025
Incident Code
CS2017
Location
Abu Hamda area, Al-Hassakah, Syria
أبو حامضة
One young man was killed and his two brothers were arrested during an International (US-led) Coalition and/or Syrian Democratic Forces operation involving gunfire in the village of al-Bajari in the Abu Hamda area of Al-Hassakah, Syria on December 17, 2025. A post from @DeirEzzore on Twitter/X reported that a young man named Mahmoud Salem al-Nazzal…
Summary
Published
20 January 2026
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 December 2025
Incident Code
USMAR251217a
Location
Pacific Ocean
On December 17, 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 by U.S. Southern Command @Southcom on Twitter/X on December 17th. The statement detailed…
Summary
Published
23 December 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
15 December 2025
Incident Code
USSOM547
Location
approximately 50 km northeast of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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