SOF-APPENDIX — a data archive of Israeli special operations forces

§1 · About

About the archive

This repository contains structured datasets supporting research on Israeli special operations forces, terrorism, and military operations from the British Mandate era (1920) through the present day. All data were originally curated in Airtable and exported for archival and replication. Files are UTF-8 encoded; some contain Hebrew text.

The register below is the archive's living document: each entry records what the file contains, how it was coded, and how it can be analyzed.

§2 · Quick Start

Quick start

import pandas as pd
units = pd.read_csv("Units_March_2026_1_all.csv")
losses = pd.read_csv("IAF_1973_Losses.csv")

units <- read.csv("Units_March_2026_1_all.csv",
  fileEncoding = "UTF-8")

§3 · Readings from the register

Readings from the register

Three views computed in your browser from the archive's own CSV files — nothing is pre-baked; the numbers below are parsed from the data at load.

§4 · The Register

The register

§5 · Cross-Dataset Linkages

Cross-dataset linkages

The files are designed to be joined: documented joins are drawn as arcs on the coverage map above and restated here.

§6 · Citation & Permissions

Citation

If you use these data in academic work, please cite the repository and the associated publication. Contact the author regarding permissions for use and redistribution.