Since 1945, the United States has carried out aerial bombing operations in an alarming number of countries.
Attacks in 26 of these countries -- the form of airstrikes, drone attacks, or air support provided during wider military engagements -- have been confirmed, as per a list compiled by worldvisualized.com
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| Clary Sage Kashmir |
Country Year
Japan 1945
Germany 1945
China 1945-1946, 1950-1953, 1999
North Korea 1950-1953
Guatemala 1954
Indonesia 1958
Cuba 1961
Laos 1964-1973
Vietnam 1965-1973
Cambodia 1969-1973
Lebanon 1983-1984
Libya 1986, 2011
Iran 1987-1988, 2025, 2026
Nicaragua 1980
Iraq 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003-2011, continuing since 2014
Kuwait 1991
Somalia 1993, continuing since 2007, 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995
Sudan 1998
Afghanistan 1998, continuing since 2001-2021
Yugoslavia/Serbia 1999
Pakistan 2004-2018
Yemen 2002, 2009-2020, 2024-2025
Syria continuing since 2014, 2025
Nigeria 2025
Venezuela 2026
