List of assassinations by the United States
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This is a list of individuals who have been the targets of assassination by the United States. American authorities usually define these killings as 'targeted killings'.
Successful assassinations
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Failed attempts
| Target | Position | Date | Location | Country | Nationality | Method | Notes |
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| Muammar Gaddafi | Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya. | 1986-04-15 | Bab al-Azizia | Libya Libya | Libya Libya | Air strike. | Part of the 1986 United States bombing of Libya.[1] |
| Saddam Hussein | President of Iraq | 2003-03-19 | Dora Farm Complex, Dora, Baghdad | Iraq Iraq | Iraq Iraq | Air strike. | The George W. Bush Presidency authorized the U.S. military to launch "decapitation strikes", prior to the invasion of Iraq.[22][23] |
| Ahmad Shah | Leader of an anti-coalition militia (ACM) | 2005-06-27 | Sawtalo Sar, Kunar | Afghanistan Afghanistan | Afghanistan Afghanistan | SEAL Team and U.S. Marines raid. | Part of Operation Red Wings, Resulted in the death of 19 U.S. soldiers including a 4-man SEAL reconnaissance team. |
| Abdul Reza Shahlai | IRGC-QF Brigadier General | 2020-01-03 | Sana’a | Yemen Yemen | Iran Iran | Drone strike. | U.S. Special Operations Forces tried to liquidate Shahlai as part of an American effort to cripple the leadership of Iran's Quds Force.[24] |
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Planned but unexecuted assassinations
| Target | Position | Nationality | Method | Notes |
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| Fidel Castro | Prime Minister of Cuba, President of Cuba, and First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party. | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | Reported by the Church Committee.[1] | |
| Patrice Lumumba | Prime Minister of Congo-Leopoldville | File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966–1971).svg Congo-Léopoldville | Reported by the Church Committee.[1] | |
| Rafael Trujillo | President of the Dominican Republic | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | Reported by the Church Committee.[1] | |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | President of South Vietnam | File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam | Reported by the Church Committee.[1] | |
| René Schneider | Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | Reported by the Church Committee.[1] | |
| Sukarno | President of Indonesia | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | Reported by the Rockefeller Commission[25] |
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See also
- Drone strike
- Assassination and targeted killing by the CIA
- List of assassinations
- List of Israeli assassinations
- List of Iranian assassinations
- List of Soviet and Russian assassinations (disambiguation)
- United States involvement in regime change
- Criticism of United States foreign policy
- U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis
- U.S. kill or capture strategy in Iraq
- Operation Condor
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Herbert, Jr, Riger G. (1992). Bullets with names: The deadly dilemma (PDF). Monterey, California: USN Naval Postgraduate School. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2021.
- ↑ Priest, Dana (September 2, 2011). "'Top Secret America': A look at the military's Joint Special Operations Command". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.
- ↑ Naylor, Sean (October 4, 2015). "Delta Force secretly killed Iranian agents in Iraq — with IEDs". New York Post.
- ↑ Kelley, Michael B (May 10, 2013). "US Special Ops Have Become Much, Much Scarier Since 9/11". Business Insider.
- ↑ "Records Sent to, Sent by, or Received by President George W. Bush regarding Drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), and Targeted Killing between January 2004 and January 2009". George W. Bush Presidential Library.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 "The Disposition Matrix". April 25, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ↑ Rogers, Paul (December 15, 2014). "Not just the CIA: special forces in Iraq fought a shadow war that led to rise of IS". The Conversation.
- ↑ "Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders 'dead'". BBC News. January 9, 2009.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3
"Prominent terrorist suspects killed in drone strikes". USA Today. March 19, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
December 2009: Abdullah Said al Libi, top commander of the Lashkar al Zil, al-Qaeda's shadow army. Killed in Pakistan.
- ↑ Sarah Westwood; Evan Perez; Ryan Browne (September 14, 2019). "Trump confirms Osama bin Laden's son Hamza killed in US counterterrorism operation". CNN. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ Nakhoul, Samia. "U.S. killing of Iran's second most powerful man risks regional conflagration". Reuters.
- ↑ Bulos, Nabih (January 6, 2020). "The U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general also eliminated another key player". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen killed by US strike". BBC News. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Local sources confirm the killing of Qassim Al-Raimi by US strike in Al-Baydha".
- ↑ "American drone strike kills ISIS leader: US Central Command". New York Post. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Islamic State leader killed on motorcycle by US drones Russia 'harassed': Officials". ABC News. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Who was 'Abu Taqwa', the Iraqi militia head assassinated by the US?". The New Arab. January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Drone strike kills Iran-aligned militia leader in Baghdad". BBC News. February 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Targeted US Drone Assassination Kills Iran-Backed Militia Leaders in Baghdad". Gulf Insider. February 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Iraq restates call for removal of US troops following assassination of militia leader". Middle East Eye. February 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Iraq condemns 'clear-cut assassination' operation after US strike". Al Jazeera. February 8, 2024.
- ↑
"operation iraqi freedom: A chronology of the six-week invasion of Iraq, drawn from the FRONTLINE documentary". PBS Frontline.
Stealth bombs and cruise missiles hit the target in the grounds of the Dora Farm complex where Saddam's daughters live. But the intelligence tip is inaccurate -- Saddam is not there.
- ↑ "'Decapitation strike' was aimed at Saddam". CNN.
- ↑ "US tried to kill Iranian leader Abdul Reza Shahlai on same day it assassinated Qassem Soleimani". ABC Australia. January 11, 2020.
- ↑ Cheney, Richard B. (June 6, 1975). "Intelligence - Report on CIA Assassination Plots (1)" (PDF). Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum. National Archives and Records Administration. p. 9. Retrieved October 18, 2023.