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Incident Date

30 December 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251230a

Location

about 400 NM southwest of the Mexico-Guatemala border, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean
On December 30, 2025, the United States military carried out kinetic strikes on three vessels in international waters allegedly affiliated with “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” reportedly killing three people described as “narco-terrorists” while eight other people described as "narco-terrorists" abandoned their vessels but were not rescued during U.S. Coast Guard searches. U.S. Southern Command did not…

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Published
21 January 2026
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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…

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Published
21 January 2026
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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…

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Published
21 January 2026
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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…

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Published
20 January 2026
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Incident Date

3 January 2025

Incident Code

USVEN260103f

Location

Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research, Caracas, Venezuela
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas de Venezuela (IVIC)
An alleged U.S. military strike destroyed five research centers which were part of the Dr. Humberto Fernández-Morán National University of Sciences in Altos de Pipe, Miranda State, Venezuela on January 3, 2026. The Venezuelan government posted on their website a statement from the Minister of Science and Technology Gabriela Jiménez Ramírez that the U.S. military…

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Published
12 January 2026
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Incident Date

3 January 2026

Incident Code

USVEN260103e

Location

La Guaira Port, La Guaira, Venezuela
Puerto La Guaira
An alleged U.S. military attack destroyed a warehouse with medical supplies in Puerto La Guaira, Venezuela on January 3, 2026. According to @camilapress, the U.S. military bombed a medical supplies distribution center, destroying a warehouse with supplies for dialysis patients. The post specified that the attack affected "patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, affecting at…

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Published
12 January 2026
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Incident Date

3 January 2026

Incident Code

USVEN260103g

Location

Panamericana substation and Escuela Militar substation, Caracas, Venezuela
An alleged U.S. military attack struck and damaged multiple electrical substations in Caracas, Venezuela on January 3, 2026. The National Electric Corporation of Venezuela (CORPOELEC) released a statement condemning the attack which "severely damaged the Panamericana 69 kV and Escuela Militar 4.8 kV substations, taking the OAM-Vega Caricuao-Panamericana 1 and 2 69 kV and Junquito-Panamericana…

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Published
12 January 2026
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Incident Date

3 January 2026

Incident Code

USVEN260103d

Location

La Boyera, Miranda, Venezuela
A home belonging to an elderly woman was reportedly destroyed during an alleged U.S. military attack which struck La Boyera, Venezuela the morning of January 3, 2025. A GoFundMe page was created by Juan Imery who identified himself as the grandson of 78-year-old Elena Berti Cupello whose home was destroyed in Caracas, Venezuela during the…

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Published
12 January 2026
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Incident Date

3 January 2026

Incident Code

USVEN260103a

Location

Vicinity of Oscar Machado Zoluaga Airport, Charallave, Miranda, Venezuela
Two civilians, reportedly air traffic control employees, were killed in their car near the Oscar Machado Zoluaga Airport in Charallave, Venezuela by an alleged U.S. airstrike early in the morning on January 3, 2026. The airstrikes reportedly occurred during U.S. operations to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. According to @venezuelast on Telegram, two people were…

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Published
6 January 2026
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Incident Date

3 January 2026

Incident Code

USVEN260103b

Location

El Volcán transmission tower, El Hatillo, Miranda, Venezuela
Antena de El Volcán, El Hatillo
One woman was killed and her daughter was injured by an alleged U.S. airstrike on a TV and telephone antenna in El Volcán, in the municipality of El Hatillo, in the state of Miranda, Venezuela at 1 a.m. on January 3, 2026. The airstrikes reportedly occurred during US operations to capture Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.…

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Published
6 January 2026
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Incident Date

3 January 2026

Incident Code

USVEN260103c

Location

Catia la Mar, La Guaira, Venezuela
An elderly woman was killed and two others, including another woman, were injured by alleged U.S. airstrikes which hit a home in Prolongación Soublette in Catia La Mar, Caracas, Venezuela around 2 a.m. on January 3, 2026. The airstrikes reportedly occurred during U.S. operations to capture Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The New York Times reported…

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Published
6 January 2026
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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…

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Published
23 December 2025
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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…

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Published
23 December 2025
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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…

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Published
23 December 2025
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Incident Date

15 December 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251215c

Location

Pacific Ocean
On December 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 as one of three strikes on vessels in a statement published by @Southcom…

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Published
23 December 2025
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Incident Date

15 December 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251215b

Location

Pacific Ocean
On December 15, 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 three strikes on vessels in a statement published by @Southcom…

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Published
23 December 2025
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Incident Date

15 December 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251215a

Location

Pacific Ocean
On December 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 as one of three strikes on vessels in a statement published by @Southcom…

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Published
23 December 2025
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Incident Date

4 December 2025

Incident Code

USMAR251204a

Location

Pacific Ocean
On December 4, 2025, the United States military, specifically Joint Task Force Southern Spear, 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 @Southcom on Twitter/X on December 4th…

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Published
23 December 2025
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Incident Date

14 June 2025

Incident Code

USSOM493

Location

northwest of Mogadishu, Somalia
On June 14, 2025, AFRICOM announced that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against al Shabaab on June 14, 2025. The airstrike occurred northwest of Mogadishu, Somalia.” There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information found about…

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Published
12 December 2025
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Incident Date

4 June 2025

Incident Code

USSOM490

Location

southeast of Bossaso, Puntland, Somalia
On June 10, 2025, AFRICOM announced that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 10, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bossaso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia.” There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information found about…

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Published
12 December 2025
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Incident Date

13 July 2025

Incident Code

USSOM501

Location

Vicinity of Bosasso, Bari, Somalia
On July 13, 2025, AFRICOM announced that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on July 13, 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…

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Published
12 December 2025
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Incident Date

28 June 2025

Incident Code

USSOM497

Location

Vicinity of Bosasso, Bari, Somalia
On June 28, 2025, AFRICOM announced that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 28, 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…

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Published
12 December 2025
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Incident Date

10 June 2025

Incident Code

USSOM491

Location

southeast of Bossaso, Puntland, Somalia
On June 10, 2025, AFRICOM announced that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 10, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bossaso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia.” There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information found about…

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Published
12 December 2025
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Incident Date

13 May 2025

Incident Code

USSOM482

Location

north of Mogadishu, Somalia
On May 13, 2025, AFRICOM announced that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on May 13, 2025. The airstrike occurred north of Mogadishu, Somalia.” There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information found about this attack.

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Published
12 December 2025
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Incident Date

9 May 2025

Incident Code

USSOM480

Location

70 km Southeast of Bassaso, Puntland, Somalia
On May 9, 2025, AFRICOM announced that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on May 9, 2025. The airstrike occurred 70 km Southeast of Bassaso, Somalia.” There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information found about this attack.

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Published
5 December 2025
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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…

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Published
5 December 2025
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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…

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Published
5 December 2025
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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…

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Published
5 December 2025
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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…

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Published
5 December 2025
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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…

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Published
5 December 2025
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