UK/USA/NATO drone strikes 2023-25: Syria/Iraq/Yemen - plus Somalia

Timeline of confirmed U.S. and UK drone strikes (2023–2025), followed by known NATO-aligned kinetic drone operations by other nations, where available. This focuses on Syria, Iraq, and surrounding theatres with additional notes on activity in Africa and Yemen.

Merged Timeline: U.S. & UK Drone Strikes (2023–2025)

Month & YearU.S. Strikes (Confirmed)UK Strikes (Confirmed)
Feb 20235: Syria (IRGC after U.S. fatality)1: Iraq (Daesh cell eliminated)
Apr 20233: Syria/Iraq militia surveillance missions1: Syria (Raqqa vehicle strike)
Aug 20234: Syria (proxies)1: Syria (Hasakah logistics target)
Nov 20236: Syria (militia compound hits)1: Syria (Deir ez-Zor weapons cache)
Feb 2024125: Iraq & Syria (retaliation for Jordan deaths)1: Syria (Aleppo HVT)
Mar 202435: Targeted ISR & strikes over Deir ez-Zor1: Iraq (VBIED convoy disrupted)
Jun 202412: Syria (ISR + tactical strikes)1: Syria (Sarmada ISIS facilitator)
Jul 202410: Iraq (sniper nests, depots)1: Iraq (Nineveh sniper nest)
Sep 20247: Syria (Raqqa sector)1: Syria (Al-Bab ISIS financier)
Dec 20249: Iraq (launch site interdictions)1: Iraq (Mosul rocket team)
Mar 202560: Yemen (Operation Rough Rider)1: Syria (Sarmada motorcycle strike)
May 202530: Yemen, Red Sea corridor1: Syria (Raqqa safehouse strike)

Total Confirmed U.S. Strikes: ~307 Plus a further 5 with 39 killed in Somalia)

 

Total Confirmed UK Strikes: 12 (all Syria & Iraq)

Other NATO Drone Operations (Kinetic or ISR)

CountryRegionRoleNotes
FranceSahel (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso)✅ Kinetic strikesBarkhane mission until 2023; dozens of airstrikes confirmed
TurkeySyria, Iraq✅ Kinetic strikesBayraktar TB2 & Akinci drones hit PKK/YPG sites monthly
ItalyLibya, Sahel❌ ISR onlyPredators used for reconnaissance, no strike authority
GermanySahel, Iraq❌ ISR onlyOperated Heron drones under mandate; kinetic strikes not authorized
NetherlandsIraq (post-2023)❌ ISR supportContributed to intelligence fusion under Operation Inherent Resolve

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