NATO forces

NATO forces have been directly active in a number of modern conflicts, including in Afghanistan and against the military of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011.

Airwars documented hundreds of allegations of civilian harm from strikes in Libya in 2011, and has undertaken a number of investigations into NATO conduct.

84 incidents involving NATO forces
Archive
▴ NATO fighter jets participating in NATO’s Ramstein Flag exercise in Greece. (October 4, 2024. Copyright: NATO)
7 Mar, 2024
Investigations, Policy
Afghanistan

The bombing of Quala 4131

Visual retelling of 2007 Dutch bombing in Afghanistan that killed at least 11 civilians, later ruled unlawful by Dutch court
31 Jan, 2024
Policy
Libya

Airwars/Altinget investigation sparks Danish civilian harm review

Danish Armed Forces ordered to conduct a formal review of the allegations
25 Jan, 2024
Investigations
Libya

How we exposed secretive Danish role in Libyan civilian deaths

A behind-the-scenes look at the investigation that forced an official Danish military review
29 May, 2023
Report

Annual report – 2022/23

Our work in 2022-2023
7 Apr, 2022
Policy
Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Palestinian territories, Libya, Israel, Yemen, Ukraine

Five takeaways from the first day of EWIPA negotiations

The shadow of the Ukraine conflict loomed large over the first day of the informal UN-backed consultations on a political declaration on restricting the use of wide area effect explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA), currently underway in Geneva. Delegates from more than 65 nations have gathered to fine tune the language of the political […]
28 Jan, 2022
Policy

US Defense Secretary announces major shakeup of Pentagon civilian harm policies

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced major proposals to overhaul how the US military monitors, assesses and documents when its actions kill civilians, a move warily welcomed by human rights and civilian harm mitigation NGOs. Building on years of documentation by groups like the Syrian Network for Human Rights and Airwars, since late 2021 […]