America’s Counterterrorism Wars

Peter Bergen, David Sterman, Melissa Salyk-Virk

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Abstract

This project tracks America's counterterrorism wars including the drone war in Pakistan, air and ground operations in Yemen and Somalia, as well as the internationalized air war in Libya. It is updated on an ongoing basis.

Contents

The Drone War in Pakistan

U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan

Where Do Drone Strikes Occur?

How Many Militant Leaders Have Been Killed in Strikes?

Groups Targeted by Strikes, by Administration

The War in Yemen

U.S. Drone Strikes in Yemen

Trump's War

Obama's War

The War in Somalia

U.S. Air Strikes, Drone Strikes, and Ground Raids in Somalia

Targeting al-Shabaab

Ground Raids in Somalia

Where Do Strikes Occur?

The War in Libya

Airstrikes in Libya since the 2011 NATO Intervention

Civil War and Airstrikes

Civilian Deaths from Airstrikes

Methodology

Counting the Strikes

Counting the Casualties

A Note on Terminology

A Note on the Death Toll Range