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Incident Date
4 October 2025
Incident Code
USMAR251004a
Location
Caribbean Sea
On October 5, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly claimed that the U.S. Navy had blown up another "cartel terrorist" boat the previous night in the Caribbean Sea - which would mean the strike occurred on October 4, 2025. The statement came during Trump's speech celebrating the US Navy's 250th anniversary at Naval Station Norfolk…
Summary
Published
21 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Boat
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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
3 October 2025
Incident Code
USSOM521
Location
60 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
2 October 2025
Incident Code
ISLB021025a
Location
Jarmaq-Khardali road, Nabatieh, Lebanon
طريق الجرمق الخردلي
At least two people were killed and one person injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in Lebanon’s Khardali area on October 2, 2025. Engineers Ahmad Hasan Saad and Mostafa Hussein Rezek were both reported killed; the identity of the injured person is unknown. Both men had links to the…
Summary
Published
16 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2025
Incident Code
NCS0158
Location
the road of Harem - Barisha, Idlib, Syria
طريق حارم باريشا
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 September 2025
Incident Code
ISPT300925c
Location
Al-Mashahra area, Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
منطقة المشاهر، حي التفاح، مدينة غزة
On the 30th September 2025, it was reported that two people were killed and dozens injured after a car/tank bomb allegedly planted and detonated by the Israeli military exploded in the Al-Mashahra area of the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, northeast of Gaza City. A correspondent of Al-Araby channel reported the incident at 9:05 a.m., marking the information…
Summary
Published
29 December 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2025
Incident Code
NCS0157
Location
Al Shahil city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
مدينة الشحيل
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2025
Incident Code
ISPT280925k
Location
Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
حي الصبرة بمدينة غزة
On 28 September 2025, two people - including a woman - were killed after an armored vehicle and/or robot - reportedly rigged with explosives - was allegedly detonated by Israeli forces in the Daghmash family square, located in the Sabra neighbourhood southwest of Gaza City. Following the incident, @Sa7atPlBreaking reported that a body had arrived…
Summary
Published
26 December 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
28 September 2025
Incident Code
NCS0156b
Location
Al Tamana, Hama, Idlib, Syria
التمانعة ’
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2025
Incident Code
CS2013
Location
Al-Taman’a, Idlib, Syria
التمانعة
At least one man whose civilian status is contested was killed while several others were injured by alleged US-led Coalition drone or airstrikes in the Al-Tamanah area of Idlib, Syria on September 28, 2025. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Hashem Mahyou al-Qudour (Hashem al-Raslan), who formerly worked with a faction that "pledged…
Summary
Published
20 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 September 2025
Incident Code
USSOM520
Location
60 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 September 2025
Incident Code
USYEM250925a
Location
Al Raqqas street, Sanaa, Yemen
شارع الرقاص
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21 September 2025
Incident Code
USSOM519
Location
60 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
19 September 2025
Incident Code
NCS0156a
Location
Al Jarijsa village, Hama, Idlib, Syria
قرية الجريجسة في ريف حماة
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
16 September 2025
Incident Code
ISPT160925q
Location
displaced persons' vehicle near the Ansar intersection, west of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
مركبة نازحين قرب مفترق أنصار غربي مدينة غزة
During the evening of Tuesday, 16 September, 2025, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle in the al-Katiba area, near the Ansar intersection and the Bar Association building, west of Gaza City, killing five members of the al-Sawahi family and injuring at least four other people, including a young girl. The husband, his wife and…
Summary
Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
)
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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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
13 September 2025
Incident Code
USSOM518
Location
Jincayo, Sanaag, Somalia
During the afternoon of Sept. 13, 2025, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes outside Badhan, Somalia that reportedly killed a village chief. AFRICOM stated the strike targeted an Al-Shabaab weapons dealer, but neither identified the individual nor confirmed that he was killed. The militant group, local officials, and family members said the individual killed was…
Summary
Published
20 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 September 2025
Incident Code
USSOM517
Location
in the vicinity of Ceel Dheer, approximately 288 km northeast of Mogadishu, Galguduud, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 September 2025
Incident Code
USYEM250910a
Location
Yemen
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 September 2025
Incident Code
USYEM250910b
Location
Yemen
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 September 2025
Incident Code
USYEM250910c
Location
Yemen
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 September 2025
Incident Code
USSOM515
Location
in the Golis Mountains, Bari, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 September 2025
Incident Code
USSOM516
Location
Somalia
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
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Incident Date
9 September 2025
Incident Code
USSOM514
Location
Shabelle Region, Shabelle, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 September 2025
Incident Code
ISQT250909
Location
Katara area, Doha, Doha, Qatar
منطقة كتارا، الدوحة
On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, six civilians were killed and at least six civilians - including two women and two children - were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike which hit the office housing the Hamas negotiating delegation in the Katara area in Doha, Qatar. The Israeli government declared Israel's involvement in the strike on…
Summary
Published
10 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Legal
(
Ministry
)
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2025
Incident Code
NCS0156
Location
Aleppos airport road, Aleppo, Idlib, Syria
طريق مطار حلب الدولي ’
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 September 2025
Incident Code
ISLB030925d
Location
Bulldozer Repair and Maintenance Complex, Ansariyeh, South Lebanon, Lebanon
مجمعاً للآليات، أنصارية
A civilian man of Syrian origin was killed, and several Syrian workers were injured as a result of the declared Israeli attack on 3 September 2025 on a bulldozer repair and maintenance complex in the village of Ansariyeh near Sidon in southern Lebanon. The struck site was referred to as a location consisting of a…
Summary
Published
15 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Equipment / Machinery
),
Warehouse
,
Vehicle
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
2 September 2025
Incident Code
USMAR250902a
Location
Caribbean Sea, Between Venezuela and 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
2 September 2025
Incident Code
USSOM513
Location
Somalia
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
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