Airstrikes under Biden down 50% compared to previous year

Published December 31, 2021 4:00am ET



There was fewer than half the number of airstrikes during President Joe Biden’s first year in office compared to the year before, even though a botched strike is one of the most prominent black marks during the current administration’s tenure.

The U.S. military launched 439 airstrikes in 2021, and that’s a 54% decrease from the 951 strikes that were launched in 2020, the final year of President Donald Trump’s term, according to a recent report from Airwars detailing the strike data.

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