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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 March 2025

Incident Code

USSOM460

Location

in the vicinity of Ceel Baraf, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
At night on Saturday, 1 March 2025, at least five alleged al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Ceel Baraf, Middle Shabelle, Somalia, were killed in two airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces reportedly at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the…

Summary

Published
6 June 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

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

25 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM459

Location

al-Kowthar village, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
On Tuesday, 25 February 2025, up to 19 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed in the al-Kowthar region, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. US AFRICOM released a statement terming the airstrike as “collective self-defense” at the request of the Somali government, and that the…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Military actors reported killed
0–19
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21–22 February, 2025

Incident Code

USSOM458a

Location

Caal Miskeed Mountains, Puntland, Somalia
Beginning at around 9pm on Friday through midnight into Saturday, 21st and 22nd February 2025, at least three alleged ISIS-Somalia militants were killed in two successive airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Somali federal government. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. The official…

Summary

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

20 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM458

Location

in the vicinity of Bulo Burti (Buloburde), Hiran, Somalia
On Thursday, February 20 2025, airstrikes were declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Somali National Army, reportedly against al-Shabaab forces near Bulo Burte district in the Hiraan region of Hirshabelle state. No civilians or militants were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. The strikes were officially confirmed…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM457

Location

Northeast Somalia, Calmiskaad (Al-miskat) Mountains, Puntland, Somalia
On Sunday afternoon, February 16 2025, at least two alleged Daesh (ISIS) militants in the Darar Madobe/Godka Kunle area of the Cal Miskaad Mountains, Bari, in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland, were killed in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in a joint operation with the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland regional security…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2–16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM456

Location

Sheebaab area of the Calmiskaad mountains, Puntland, Somalia
On the evening of February 12, 2025 in the Sheebaab region of the Cal Miskaad mountains of the northern Puntland province of Bari, over 30 ISIS militants were killed in two joint airstrikes allegedly conducted by the US and UAE militaries, according to media and military sources. The militants, “most of whom were foreigners” of…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
31
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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

28 January 2025

Incident Code

USSOM453a

Location

Sixna area, rural Qandala district , Puntland, Somalia
Four civilians, two women and two children, were killed and at least one other, a child, and up to six others were injured by an alleged US drone/air strike in the Sixna area of the Qandala district of Puntland on 28 January, 2025. Those killed were from the Reer Yusuf Mohamud Salah family; amongst them…

Summary

Published
28 January 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Livestock), Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 January 2025

Incident Code

TS675

Location

مدينة المالكية, a car in the village of Khan al-Jabal (Khana Seri) in the countryside  of al-Malikiyah, Al-Hassakah, Syria
On Friday, January 10, 2025, two civilians, including a female Kurdish activist and her driver, were killed by an alleged Turkish drone that hit a civilian car in the village of Khan al-Jabal (Khana Seri) in the countryside of the city of al-Malikiyah, located in the north of al-Hasakah governorate in Syria. According to an…

Summary

Published
28 December 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2025

Incident Code

TS764a

Location

لقرية إيلاجاغ بريف كوباني, village of Ilajagh in the western countryside of Kobani, Aleppo, Syria
On Thursday, 9 January 2025, a young woman was injured by an alleged Turkish drone strike which hit the village of Ilajagh in the western countryside of Kobani, northern Syria. Mohammed Saleh Ibrahim, from the village of Ilajagh, told NPA News that “Samira Hussein Abdi (20 years old) was transferred to Kobani Hospital for treatment after…

Summary

Published
19 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

1 January 2025

Incident Code

USSOM452b

Location

Beerhani and Qudus areas, Lower Juba, Somalia
31 al-Shabaab militants were killed by alleged US airstrikes in support of the Somali National Army in the Beerhani and Qudus areas of Lower Juba, Somalia on January 1, 2025. The official Somali National Army Radio posted on Facebook announcing that "On January 1, an airstrike in the Beerhani and Qudus areas of Lower Juba…

Summary

Published
11 April 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
31
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 December 2024

Incident Code

USSOM452

Location

Beer Xaani, Lower Juba, Somalia
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants on 31 December 2024, in Beer Xaani. The strike, occurring “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia” was declared a “collective self-defense” operation. At least 10 members of Al-Shabaab were reported killed; Somali forces fighting the group were evacuated. The Somali…

Summary

Published
31 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
10–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 December 2024

Incident Code

USSOM452a

Location

Cal Miskaad mountains, Bari, Somalia
Multiple ISIS militants were killed by an alleged joint operation carried out by Puntland forces and the US military in the Cal Miskaad mountains on December 31, 2024. Shafaq News reported that "the Puntland Security Force (PSF), together with the US Air Force, carried out a joint operation on Tuesday targeting ISIS positions in the…

Summary

Published
11 April 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

31 December 2024

Incident Code

TI116

Location

مصنع بالقرب من قرية سركلي في قضاء العمادية بمحافظة دهوك, a factory near the village of Sarkali, in the Amadiya district in Dohuk Governorate, Dohuk, Iraq
At 2:50 p.m. on December 31, 2024, a Kurdish man from Syria was seriously injured as a result of an alleged Turkish artillery shelling of a gravel and sand factory located on the banks of the Sabna River near the village of Sarkali, in the Amadiya district in ​​Dohuk Governorate of Iraq. According to Iraq.lens,…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Warehouse (Raw Material)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

24 December 2024

Incident Code

USSOM450

Location

10 km southwest of Quyno Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The United States announced an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region on 24 December, 2024. The strike, which took place approximately 10 km southwest of Quyno Barrow, reportedly killed two Al-Shabaab members, including a lead commander, Mohamed Mire. AFRICOM released a statement on December 26th announcing that "In coordination with the Federal…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

7 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4965

Location

قرية الغنطو, village of al-Ghanto, Homs, Syria
Shortly before 10 a.m. on Saturday, 7 December 2024, the village of al-Ghanto in the northern Homs countryside of Syria was struck by either an artillery shelling or an airstrike with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces, killing an entire family consisting of at least five civilians, and…

Summary

Published
22 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4964

Location

مدينة تلبيسة, Talbiseh, Homs, Syria
During the morning and afternoon of 7 December 2024, a series of artillery and airstrikes, allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian warplanes/shelling, struck Talbishe in the northern countryside of Homs, Syria. The attacks resulted in the deaths of at least dozens of civilians, including five children and two women, and injuries…

Summary

Published
8 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital), Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4963

Location

Janoub al-Mal'ab, Hama, Syria
During the morning of 6 December 2024, alleged Russian military and/or Syrian regime airstrikes, artillery, and/or naval fire hit the al-Malab neighbourhood, south of the stadium in Hama City, near Shafiq Abisi School in Syria. The strike reportedly resulted in the death of between four and seven civilians, including a father and his three children,…

Summary

Published
22 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Residential, Vehicle, Education
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4960

Location

رفح, Helfaya City, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrike on Helfaya city, North Hama, Syria, during the morning of 6 December, 2024. The names of those killed, all of whom were men, were Amjad Bin Ahmad Jouma Rajab, Mohammad Kassar Abo Zaied (Abu Khaled), and Osama Suliman al-Darwish (Abu Tariq). Their…

Summary

Published
8 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4961

Location

الدار الكبيرة, Dar al-Kabira, Homs, Syria
On 6 December 2024, the Syrian army, with Russian aircover, reportedly conducted a bombardment of Dar al-Kabira in the northern countryside of Homs, which resulted in the deaths of six civilians, including a family of five, amidst a paralysis of the health sector in Homs. Shaam News was the only source to report on civilian…

Summary

Published
8 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Military actors reported killed
0–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4962

Location

بلدة شيزر في ريف حماة الغربي, Shezar town, west of Hama, Hama, Syria
On Friday, 6 December 2024, an alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian airstrike hit the town of Shezar, in the Hama Governorate of Syria, reportedly killing three civilian women, identified as Nadra al-Sayadi, Hajar al-Alloush, and Samira Mahmoud Jawhar. Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) published a post on X/Twitter reporting the attack; however, it only mentioned…

Summary

Published
22 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4958

Location

حي الأربعين في حماة, al-Arba’in neighborhood in the outskirts of Hama, Hama, Syria
Shortly before 9:56 a.m. on December 5th, 2024, 10 people were reportedly killed and five injured by an alleged airstrike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military on the al-Arba’in neighborhood in the outskirts of the city of Hama in Syria. One family was reported to have been stuck…

Summary

Published
22 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 December 2024

Incident Code

TI115

Location

قرية حرورة في منطقة برواري بالا التابعة لمحافظة دهوك, the village of Harura in the Barwari Bala area of ​​Dohuk Governorate, Dohuk, Iraq
On the morning of Wednesday, December 4, 2024, a civilian was killed and two others were injured as a result of the alleged Turkish artillery shelling of the village of Harura in the Barwari Bala area of the ​​Dohuk Governorate of Iraq. According to ANF News, three residents of the village of Qamri went to…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

2 December 2024

Incident Code

TS744

Location

دوار الباشا، حي البعث, Pasha roundabout, Al-Baath neighborhood, Hama city, Hama, Syria
On Monday, December 2, 2024, an artillery shelling with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militias affiliated with the Turkish military and/or Syrian regime forces struck residential neighborhoods in Hama city, Syria, including the al-Baath neighborhood and Pasha roundabout, resulting in the deaths of at least six to eight civilians, among them…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

2 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4950

Location

حي الثورة في مدينة إدلب, Al-Thawra neighborhood, Idlib City, Syria, Idlib, Syria
On the morning of Monday, December 2, 2024, a devastating airstrike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military hit the residential Al-Thawra neighborhood of Idlib city, Syria, reportedly killing between five and six civilians and injuring at least thirty more. Among the wounded were 11 children and nine women,…

Summary

Published
5 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 November 2024

Incident Code

TS742

Location

قرية بينة وحربل, Villages of Bina and Harbal in the Afrin and al-Shahba cantons, Aleppo, Syria
On 30 November 2024, a twenty six-year-old man named Joan Muhammad Ali and a child named Shilan Masoud Khalil were injured by an airstrike allegedly by the Turkish military in the villages of Bina and Harbal in the Afrin and al-Shahba cantons in Syria. While initial reports by the local news source Hawarnews and ANF…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

30 November 2024

Incident Code

TS743

Location

قرية "كوندي مزن, the village of Kondi Mazen, Afrin countryside, Aleppo, Syria
On Saturday, 30 November 2024, an artillery shelling struck the village of Kondi Mazen in the Afrin countryside, Syria, resulting in the injury of a female child. Sources reporting the attack indicated it had been allegedly carried out by Turkish forces. The strike was mentioned in several online articles published by local news outlets. Hawar…

Summary

Published
11 September 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

30 November 2024

Incident Code

RS4934

Location

قرية حزوان, Hazwan village, Aleppo, Syria
On the morning of Saturday, November 30th, 2024, three members of a family, a child and two women, were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazwan village, east of Aleppo, Syria. The Twitter/X’s account of Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that the civilian casualties were “from the same family” and “were injured in a…

Summary

Published
23 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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