U.S. Forces

The armed forces of the United States have been directly active in a number of military campaigns in recent decades, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Somalia.

Airwars has documented allegations of civilian harm from U.S. actions in multiple contexts including Somalia and Yemen, as well as conducted a number of major investigations.

1,095 incidents involving U.S. Forces
Archive
▴ A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank fires its main cannon during a training exercise in an undeclared location inside the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. (February 12, 2025. Copyright: US military)
19 Jun, 2026
Research, Update
Palestinian territories, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Oman

The human cost of the 40-day Iran war

With U.S. and Iran 'peace deal' hanging in the balance, Airwars releases findings on 1,000 incidents of harm tracked across 14 countries
18 Jun, 2026
Methodology

Tracking and researching attacks at sea in the US, Israel, Iran war 2026

How open source techniques can track, record and verify civilians killed at sea
15 Jun, 2026
Methodology, Research
Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, United Arab Emirates

Methodology note: Documenting civilian harm in the 2026 Iran, Israel, and US War

How Airwars tracked harm in 14 countries during the 40-day Iran War
29 May, 2026
Policy, Update

New analysis reveals extent of US erosion of civilian protection commitments in 2025

New analysis released by Airwars’ project the Civilian Protection Monitor details the extent of the US walk-back on its commitments to protect civilians in war, while showing major improvements in policy and practice in the Netherlands. The United Kingdom has maintained its status as ‘Uncommitted’ to mitigating harm to civilians from its own military operations, […]
27 Mar, 2026
Policy, Research
Iran

Civilian Harm in Iran after One Month of War

A new joint report by Human Rights Activists in Iran, CIVIC, and Airwars outlines the scale and intensity of the U.S. and Israel's first month of strikes on Iran
26 Mar, 2026
Visualisation

More than 40% of U.S.-Mexico border has been handed over to the military

Interactive map supports War Horse investigation into the Trump administration's policies along the southern border