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Here’s where Trump has ordered U.S. military strikes in his second term | The Washington Post
Source: The Washington Post | 22 January 2026
In the first 12 months of his second term, President Donald Trump ordered strikes on seven countries, in addition to his campaign against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean — an indicator of his willingness to intervene militarily overseas that has drawn skepticism on both the left and the right.
The Trump administration carried out 658 air and drone strikes between January and December last year — a figure close to the 694 air and drone strikes conducted by the Biden administration, individually or as a coalition, during its entire term — according to analysis by Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED)...
