WASHINGTON: The United States carried out more air and drone strikes abroad in the first year of President Donald Trump's second term than during former President Joe Biden's entire four-year term, said a survey published.
From January 20, 2025, to January 5, 2026, the United States conducted 573 air and drone strikes, and 658 when operations with coalition partners are included, compared with 494 strikes and 694 coalition operations during Biden's four-year term, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED).
The nonprofit conflict watchdog said the United States was involved in 1, 008 foreign military events in at least nine countries over the past 12 months, resulting in an estimated 1, 093 fatalities, compared with 1, 518 deaths from 1, 648 events under Biden's entire term.