Here’s a corrected and historically accurate version of your list. I’ve separated cases that are confirmed by reliable sources from those that are not historically supported (or, in one case, reflect an ongoing current event that is widely reported at the moment):
Leaders Killed or Captured by the United States
Heads of State / Rulers
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran Killed (2026)
Confirmed reports say he was killed in a U.S.–Israeli military operation.
Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela
Captured (2026)
U.S. forces reportedly captured Maduro and his wife during a military operation.
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Captured (2003)
Captured by U.S. forces in Operation Red Dawn during the Iraq War.
Manuel Noriega
Panama
Captured (1989–90)
Captured by U.S. forces during Operation Just Cause and brought to the U.S. for trial.
Ngo Dinh Diem (Vietnam)
— not directly killed by U.S. forces; he was assassinated in a 1963 coup with CIA involvement but not a confirmed U.S. combat kill.
Hudson Austin (Grenada)
— removed from power by U.S. forces during the 1983 invasion (Operation Urgent Fury), but not “captured” in the sense of a formal detention.
Muammar Gaddafi (Libya)
killed in 2011 during the Libyan civil conflict with NATO backing, including U.S. air support, but not captured by the U.S. military.
State / Military Commander
Isoroku Yamamoto
Japan
Killed (1943)
Killed in a U.S. aerial ambush during World War II (Operation Vengeance).
| Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Iraq | Killed (2020) | Killed in a U.S. drone strike alongside Qassem Soleimani.
Osama bin Laden
Al-Qaeda
Killed (2011)
U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Killed (2006)
U.S. airstrike.
Mullah Akhtar Mansour
Taliban
Killed (2016)
U.S. drone strike.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
ISIS
Killed (2019)
U.S. raid in Syria.
Abdul Hasib
ISIS-K
Killed (2017)
U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan.
Qari Yasin
ISIS
Killed (2017)
U.S. strike.
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Al-Qaeda
Killed (2022)
U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan.
Anwar al-Awlaki
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Killed (2011)
U.S. drone strike in Yemen.
Notes on Accuracy
Modern Claims (2026)
The U.S.–led killing of Khamenei and capture of Maduro are major current events reported by multiple news outlets. They are included here based on widely reported information as of early 2026, though the geopolitical situation may still be unfolding.
Historical Clarifications:
Some leaders often mentioned in discussions of U.S. interventions (like Diem, Austin, or Gaddafi) were not literally captured by U.S. forces or killed by direct U.S. action — so they are excluded from your corrected