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Incident Date

4 May 2025

Incident Code

USSOM479

Location

Golis Mountains, Miraale Region, Puntland, Somalia
On the night of May 4, 2025, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Puntland Defence Forces, carried out an airstrike on the Golis Mountains in the Al-Miskaad mountain range reportedly against ISIS militants. While no specific casualty toll was provided, the Somali Ministry of Defense was quoted by multiple news sources as reporting…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 May 2025

Incident Code

USSOM478

Location

Miraale Valley, Puntland, Somalia
In the early morning of May 3, 2025, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with Puntland Security Forces, carried out airstrikes against ISIS militants in the Dhasaan Sare area of the Miraale Valley in the Bari region. The strike killed 10 militants, according to a report from the International Crisis Group, and came hours after…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM477

Location

southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
On April 25, 2025, AFRICOM announced that "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on April 25, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia." There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information found about…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM476

Location

Wargaadhi, approximately 120 miles north of Mogadishu, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
On April 24, 2025, Al-Shabaab militants attacked the village of Wargaadhi in the Middle Shabelle region in an attempt to capture a strategic Somali National Army (SNA) base. There are conflicting reports as to how the operation unfolded — including from within the SNA — but after multiple airstrikes by AFRICOM, Somali government forces were…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
20–52
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM475

Location

southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
On April 24, 2025, AFRICOM announced that "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on April 24, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia." There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM474

Location

approximately 60 km northwest of Kismayo and to the west of the Kaam-jaroon area, Lower Juba, Somalia
On 21 April 2025, west of the Kaam-jaroon area in the Lower Juba region of Somalia, an airstrike was conducted by U.S. Africa Command with the assistance of the Danab commandos and Jubaland Dervish forces, under the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland authorities. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Incident Date

21 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM473

Location

southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
On April 21, 2025, AFRICOM announced that "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on April 21, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia." There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

18 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM472

Location

In the Miraale Valley southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
Early morning on Friday, 18 April 2025, an airstrike in the Miraale Valley southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia, was declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. In a press release, US AFRICOM stated that they had conducted a “collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia”, which was “at the…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM471

Location

in the vicinity of Adan Yabaal, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
At night on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 12 alleged Al-Shabaab militants were killed in the vicinity of Adan Yabaal district, Middle Shabelle, Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. In a…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM470

Location

Somalia territorial waters, Somalia territorial waters, Somalia
On Wednesday, 16 April 2025, everyone aboard at least two alleged al-Shabaab vessels were killed in the territorial waters of Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. In a press release,…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

11 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM469

Location

southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
On Friday, 11 April 2025, one alleged ISIS-Somalia (Daesh) militant was killed approximately 50 miles southeast of Bosasso in Puntland State, Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. Prior to the…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
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

1 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM468

Location

Miiraale Valley in the Calmiskaad mountains, Puntland, Somalia
On Tuesday, 1 April 2025, five alleged ISIS-Somalia (Daesh) militants were killed in the Al-Miskaad mountains southeast of Bosasso in Puntland State, Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. In a…

Summary

Published
3 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 March 2025

Incident Code

USSOM463

Location

Jambaluul, Damasha and Shabeelow areas, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
On March 12, 2025, alongside “international security partners”, the Somali National Army reportedly killed at least 50 Al-Shabaab militants, including senior leaders Mansoor Tima-Weeyne (responsible for Al-Shabaab’s combat vehicles), Farhan Osman Hassan (head of explosive operations) and Ahmed Omar Gumaar (head of Finance). Most media partners agreed that the operation led to the killing of…

Summary

Published
3 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
51–151
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date

5 March 2025

Incident Code

USSOM462

Location

El Ba'ad area, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
In the late afternoon on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at least 21 alleged Al-Shabaab militants, including a senior militant commander and other senior militants, were killed in the El Ba’ad area of the Middle Shabelle region, in an airstrike carried out by international forces in collaboration with the Somalia federal government. The strike was confirmed…

Summary

Published
3 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
21
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date

1–2 March, 2025

Incident Code

USSOM461

Location

Biya Cadde area, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
Overnight between March 1st and 2nd, 2025 44 alleged Al-Shabaab militants were killed in the Biyo Adde area of the Middle Shabelle region, in an airstrike carried out by international forces in collaboration with the Somalia federal government. The strike was confirmed in a statement released by the Somalia Ministry of Information. A statement put…

Summary

Published
3 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
44
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date

1 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM454

Location

approximately 50 miles southeast of Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia
During the morning of Saturday, 01 February 2025, at least 14 alleged ISIS-Somalia (Daesh) militants, including at least one alleged senior militant commander, were killed in the Cal Miskaad range of the Golis Mountains, approximately 50 miles southeast of Bosasso in Puntland State, Somalia, in airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration…

Summary

Published
3 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
14–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

8 October 2024

Incident Code

USSOM442

Location

village of Yaqli, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 27 alleged Al-Shabaab militants were killed in the village of Yaqli, Middle Shabelle, Somalia, in an airstrike by International partners in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. The strikes were declared by the Somalia Ministry of Information. The Somalia National News Agency (SONNA) reported that two operations had been…

Summary

Published
3 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
27
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date

8 October 2024

Incident Code

USSOM441

Location

Jirli area/Cowsweyne area, Galgaduud, Somalia
On October 8th, 2024, 32 Al-Shabaab militants and between four and twenty-plus government soldiers were killed in a joint operation involving the Somali National Army, local militias, and international partners in the Jirli area/Cowsweyne area of Galgaduud, Somalia, according to government and media sources. In the first operation, the SNA, with support from local militias…

Summary

Published
3 December 2025
Strike Type
Unknown
Military actors reported killed
36–52
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
International Forces (Unknown)
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Incident Date

21 October 2024

Incident Code

ISSY057

Location

مدخل الدوار الشرقي قرب فندق جولدن مزة في حي المزة، دمشق, entrance to the Eastern Roundabout near the Golden Mezzeh Hotel in al-Mazza neighbourhood, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
On 21 October 2024 at 05:17 p.m. (UTC+3:00), at least one civilian was killed and three others injured in a declared Israeli airstrike at the entrance to the Eastern Roundabout near the Golden Mezzeh Hotel in the Mezzeh neighbourhood west of the capital Damascus, Syria. Syrian news outlet SANA reported that the airstrike was carried…

Summary

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

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zzf

Location

محافظة خان يونس, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, 18th March 2025, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a displacement tent sheltering families in Khan Younis Governorate, southern Gaza Strip, without prior warning. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least four women and girls from the extended Abu Khatla family. The fatalities included 70-year-old Ataf Abdullah Muhammad Abu Khatla (Umm Yasser),…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zze

Location

رفح, Rafah City, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 18th March 2025, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck a tent sheltering displaced persons in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The attack killed three members of the extended Al-Qattati family: 75-year-old Abdul Jabbar Jabr Abdul Jabbar al-Qattati (“Abu Suhail”), his 21-year-old granddaughter Amal Suhail Abdul Jabbar al-Qattati, and…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zl

Location

بيت حانون, Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 4:39 a.m. on March 18th, 2025, an Israeli airstrike reportedly targeted the Hamdan family home in Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip. The bombardment resulted in the deaths of five family members and an unspecified number of injuries. Twitter/X account @Sa7atPlBreaking reported the incident at 4:39 a.m., writing about "martyrs and injured"…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zk

Location

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the early hours of 18 March 2025, Israeli aircraft reportedly carried out an airstrike on a residential apartment in the Habboub building in Jabalia refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip. The strike wounded several people and killed at least three civilians from the same family: 35-year-old Mahmoud Issa Abdel Aziz Hamdan (also known as…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zi

Location

بالقرب مسجد التوبة، حي الزهور، رفح, Vicinity of Al-Tawbah Mosque, Al-Zahour area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 5:19 a.m. on 18 March 2025 it was reported that alleged Israeli airstrikes and shelling hit a building near the Al-Tabwah Mosque in Al-Zahour neighbourhood east of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, killing from two to four civilians, including children, and injuring a number of other civilians. Twitter/X user Qudsn_Brk reported the incident…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325ze

Location

مقر حركة الاحرار, مدينة غزة, Al-Ahrar building, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least three men were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Al-Shati police station in the Al-Ahrar building west of Gaza City in Gaza on 18th March, 2025. 23-year-old Ahmed Mo’ad Haboush, 33-year-old Abed Al-Rahman Shehda Zaqout, and 48-year-old Mohammed Mustafa al-Taramsi, (Abu Islam) were reportedly killed in the building, which, according to multiple sources,…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Emergency Services (Police Station)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zd

Location

مدرسة أربكان جباليا البلد, Arbakan School, Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Arbakan School in Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, killing and injuring people. Despite reports of casualties, no precise death count was given by sources. A minimum casualty count has been given by Airwars as at least two deaths and two injuries due to references by…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT261224n

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Thursday, 26 December 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed at least 50 civilians, including at least four women, six children, and two medical staff who worked at the Kamal Adwan Hospital. A number of civilians were also injured. The alleged Israeli strike hit the 'Al-Safir Tower', a six-story residential building opposite Kamal Adwan Hospital,…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
50–51
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT111224a

Location

منزل يعود لعائلة الطرابيش/أبو سعدة، بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، شمال قطاع غزة, house belonging to the al-Tarabish/Abu Saada family, near Kamal Adwan Hospital, northern Gaza Strip, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, 10 December 2024, at least 22 identified civilians and up to more than 30 civilians, including at least nine children, at least six women, and elderly civilians, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Abu Saada family, which was sheltering the al-Tarabish family, near Kamal Adwan Hospital…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
22–31
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 November 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251115a

Location

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
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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