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18 Jun, 2025
Investigation

Civilian harm soared in Yemen under Trump

U.S. campaign killed almost as many civilians in 52 days as the previous 23 years of U.S. operations in Yemen
4 Mar, 2025
Film

Three stories of displacement

Two videos of the same Gaza road – before the war and during a ceasefire
14 Mar, 2025
Policy

Major breakthrough in Dutch military accountability

Findings released to parliament follows multiyear engagement
19 Apr, 2025
Award

Airwars wins Overseas Press Club of America award

Judges praised the “innovation brought to the field of digital storytelling”

Documenting civilian harm

Channelling the power of open source techniques to document harm in conflict by listening to civilians' voices

Casualty Recording →

The Airwars archive documents the deaths of 75,305 civilians in 12,149 incidents: a unique public record of harm from 11 conflicts

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Investigating those responsible

Ground-breaking investigations focusing global attention on civilian harm and identifying the perpetrators

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The U.S. killed almost as many civilians in 52 days as the previous 23 years of U.S. action in Yemen
June 18, 2025
The Killings They Tweeted
October 9, 2024
One Name, Two Lists
July 24, 2024
The bombing of Quala 4131
March 7, 2024
Killed in a press vest – evidence of Israeli responsibility for attack on journalists in Lebanon
December 7, 2023
A year of the Shahed
September 8, 2023
The hidden casualties of Britain’s war
March 21, 2023

Pushing for change

Using the evidence base to push governments, militaries and others to better protect civilians in conflict

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Tools

Cutting-edge tools to enhance transparency, accountability, and civilian protection
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Open Source Munitions Portal

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Civilian Protection Monitor

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Airwars News

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19 Apr, 2025
Update
Palestinian territories

Airwars wins Overseas Press Club of America award

Airwars’ documentation and investigations into civilian harm in Gaza won a prestigious Overseas Press Club of America award on Thursday. The Kim Wall Award recognised the “best story or series of stories in any medium on international affairs using creative and dynamic digital storytelling techniques.” In a statement the judges, chaired by Mary Rajkumar, Pulitzer-winning […]
15 Apr, 2025
Policy, Update

Airwars and PAX launch major new assessment tool for state efforts to protect civilians

Civilian Protection Monitor offers new framework to assess how states protect civilians from their military actions

In the News

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2 Jul, 2025
Citation

The Dangerous Rise of “Dual-Use” Objects in War

The Yale Law Journal cited Airwars’ years-long documentation of civilian harm from US-led Coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria as part of their research into the dangers posed by strikes on “dual-use” targets in conflict zones. The journal references Airwars’ methodology, as well as nearly two dozen incidents of civilian harm recorded by Airwars staff […]
20 Jun, 2025
Citation

Trump’s Yemen bombings killed nearly as many civilians as 23 previous years of US attacks

The Guardian cited a major Airwars investigation in a June 2025 piece documenting the civilian casualties caused by President Trump’s two month bombing campaign against the Houthis in Yemen. The article highlights Airwars’ findings that Operation Rough Rider killed almost as many civilians as in the past 23 years of U.S. strikes in Yemen. The […]