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Incident Date
27 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM574
Location
in the vicinity of Godane, approximately 60 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
26 January 2026
Incident Code
TS798
Location
village of Khirab Ashk in the Kobani countryside, Aleppo, Syria
قرية خراب عشك بريف
On Monday, January 26, 2026, a drone strike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military or Syrian interim government forces, hit a residential home in Kharab Ashk in the Kobani countryside of Syria, killing at least five civilians, including four children, and injuring between five and seven others, including four children, according to…
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
25–26 January, 2026
Incident Code
USSOM573
Location
in the vicinity of Godane, approximately 58 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
23 January 2026
Incident Code
USMAR260123a
Location
Pacific Ocean
On January 23, 2026, the United States military carried out a kinetic strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean allegedly affiliated with “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” reportedly killing two people described as “narco-terrorists”. One other person described as a “narco-terrorist” survived the strike but was not rescued during U.S. Coast Guard searches. The strike…
Summary
Published
26 February 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Boat
)
Estimated fatalities
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23–24 January, 2026
Incident Code
USSOM572
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 40 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
21 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM570
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 66 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
21–22 January, 2026
Incident Code
USSOM571
Location
in the vicinity of Koday, approximately 100 km southwest of Kismaayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM569
Location
approximately 45 km northeast of Kismaayo, Middle Juba, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM568
Location
approximately 45 km northeast of Kismaayo, Middle Juba, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM567
Location
in the vicinity of Lower Shabelle, approximately 55 km southwest of Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM566
Location
in the vicinity of Godane, Somalia, approximately 60 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
11 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM565
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 27 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
9 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM564
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 33 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
8 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM561
Location
in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, approximately 31 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
8 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM562
Location
in the vicinity of Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 January 2026
Incident Code
USSOM563
Location
in the vicinity of Buur Heybo, Somalia, approximately 154 km northwest of Mogadishu, Bay, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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…
Summary
Published
12 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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…
Summary
Published
12 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Warehouse
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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…
Summary
Published
12 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Resources
(
Power Station
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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…
Summary
Published
6 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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.…
Summary
Published
6 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Communications
(
TV
,
Telephone
),
Agriculture
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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…
Summary
Published
6 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
(
Apartment Building
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3–4 January, 2026
Incident Code
USSOM560
Location
in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, approximately 100 km north of Kismayo., Middle Juba, Somalia
Summary
Published
4 May 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1–3 January, 2026
Incident Code
USSOM559
Location
70 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
31 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0180
Location
Jadid Kahit village in Ar Raqqa eastern countryside, Ar Raqqa, city, Syria
قرية جديد كحيط
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 December 2025
Incident Code
USMAR251231a
Location
Eastern Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean
On December 31, 2025, the United States military carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” reportedly killing three men described as “narco-terrorists”. The statement did not initially mention a location nor specify that the strike occurred in international waters. However, the statement was updated at an unknown…
Summary
Published
21 January 2026
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
31 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0181
Location
village of Iskenderun, Al Hasaka, Syria
قرية اسكندرون
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 December 2025
Incident Code
USMAR251231b
Location
Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Eastern Pacific
On December 31, 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”. The statement did not initially mention a location nor specify that the strike occurred in international waters. However, the statement was updated at an unknown…
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
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…
Summary
Published
21 January 2026
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Boat
)
Estimated fatalities
3–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 December 2025
Incident Code
NCS0179
Location
the Syrian desert in the western Deir ez-Zor countryside, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البادية السورية بريف دير الزور
Summary
Published
7 May 2026
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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