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All major publications from Airwars’ documentation, research, investigations and policy teams
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Conflict
Conflict
All Belligerents in Libya, 2011 (7)
All Belligerents in Libya, 2012–present (2)
Israel and Gaza (11)
Israel and Gaza 2021 (6)
Israel and Lebanon (1)
Russian Military in Syria (22)
Russian Military in Ukraine (19)
Turkish Military in Iraq & Syria (9)
U.S. Forces in Somalia (13)
U.S. Forces in Yemen (15)
U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria (89)
Site of the incident
Country
Country
Afghanistan (36)
Iraq (121)
Israel (16)
Lebanon (1)
Libya (37)
Pakistan (123)
Palestinian territories (23)
Somalia (160)
Syria (138)
Türkiye (6)
Ukraine (21)
Yemen (141)
Reported perpetrator (military, militant group, coalition, etc.)
Military Actor
Military Actor
Dutch Military (3)
EU Military (2)
French Military (1)
Gaddafi Forces (1)
General National Congress (GNC) (1)
GNA/Turkish Military (1)
Government of National Accord (2)
Iranian Military (3)
Israeli Military (24)
Libyan National Army (4)
Libyan rebel forces (3)
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military (1)
NATO forces (8)
Palestinian Militants (4)
Russian Military (43)
Turkish Military (16)
U.S. Forces (184)
U.S.-led Coalition (125)
UK Military (4)
Ukrainian Military (8)
YPG (2)
7th Brigade (0)
Amisom Military Forces (0)
Chadian Military (0)
Egyptian Military (0)
Hezbollah Forces (0)
International Forces (Unknown) (0)
Jordanian Military (0)
Kenyan Defense Forces (0)
Kurdish Forces (0)
Syrian Democratic Forces (0)
Syrian Regime (0)
United Arab Emirates Military (0)
Unknown (0)
Yemeni Air Force (0)
Category
Category
Collection (1)
Investigations (44)
Open Source (7)
Visual (12)
Policy (80)
Policy Analysis (39)
Report (22)
Annual Report (5)
Research (96)
Methodology (3)
Tools (4)
Update (518)
Visualisation (45)
Bar Chart (23)
Heat Map (7)
Map (19)
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Collections
769 posts
18 Jun, 2025
Investigations, Policy
Yemen
The U.S. killed almost as many civilians in 52 days as the previous 23 years of U.S. action in Yemen
How does Trump’s eight-week bombing campaign compare to the history of U.S. military action in Yemen?
18 Jun, 2025
Research
Yemen
Methodology Note: US Forces in Yemen
Explaining how Airwars documents all incidents of alleged civilian harm from U.S. strikes in Yemen
11 Jun, 2025
Collection
Somalia, Yemen
Trump under scrutiny
Collection page gathering crucial resources on military actions during the Trump second term, and the impact on civilians
10 Jun, 2025
Tools
Open Source Munitions Portal
A tool for researchers, journalists and practitioners trying to learn more about munitions and their use and impact in conflicts.
10 Jun, 2025
Tools
Civilian Protection Monitor
The Civilian Protection Monitor is a framework for monitoring state policy and practice on the protection of civilians from their own military actions.
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
11 Apr, 2025
Policy
Iraq
The Netherlands apologises for involvement in Hawija airstrike and lays out further reforms
Writing for Just Security, Airwars Policy Specialist Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen delves into recent developments in the Netherlands
3 Apr, 2025
Investigations, Policy
Yemen
What the chats signal about Trump’s Yemen bombing campaign
Ignore the leaked messages - Trump's campaign is far more deadly than Biden's
14 Mar, 2025
Policy
Dutch MoD releases results of largest ever assessment of civilian harm allegations from the war against ISIS
Release marks unprecedented transparency in military casualty reviews
4 Mar, 2025
Investigations
Israel, Palestinian territories
A Long Return
A short film juxtaposing two videos along the same Gaza road. Taken five years apart, in 2020 and 2025, the footage is synchronised to illustrate the devastating impact of Gaza war
25 Feb, 2025
Tools, Visualisation
Israel, Palestinian territories
List of identified victims, as published by the Palestinian MoH in Gaza
A searchable list of all named victims in Gaza since October 2023, as published by the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza
25 Feb, 2025
Tools, Visualisation
Israel, Palestinian territories
قائمة الضحايا الذين تم تحديد هوياتهم كما نشر من قبل وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية في غزة
قائمة قابلة للبحث تضم أسماء جميع الضحايا في غزة منذ تشرين الأول (أكتوبر) 2023، وفقًا للبيانات الصادرة عن وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية في القطاع. تقوم منظمة الحروب الجوية (إيرورز) بإعادة نشر هذه القوائم كما
15 Jan, 2025
Investigations
Syria
Is a final Syrian civilian casualty count possible?
The challenges and methodologies of reconciling conflicting Syrian civilian death tolls
12 Dec, 2024
Policy, Report, Research
Israel, Palestinian territories
Patterns of harm analysis – Gaza, October 2023
Analysis finds first month of Gaza bombing campaign among the most intense and destructive in modern warfare
12 Nov, 2024
Report
Annual report – 2023/24
Our work in 2023-2024
9 Oct, 2024
Investigations, Policy
Israel, Palestinian territories
The Killings They Tweeted
Matching Israeli military strike footage to civilian casualties on the ground to reveal full human cost of 'precise' campaign
1 Oct, 2024
Policy, Research
Annex: Patterns of Civilian Harm in Gaza, October 2023
Annex This is an expedited annex of all evidence and data from a forthcoming Airwars report on patterns of civilian harm from October 2023, in the Gaza Strip. The report will be published in the coming weeks. Update: Airwars’ Gaza Patterns of Harm report can now be read online here. Annex-1: Patterns of Death, […]
1 Aug, 2024
Update
Syria
New Airwars and White Helmets project launched
Interactive map documents Syrian earthquake rescue operations alongside emergency airstrike response
24 Jul, 2024
Investigations, Policy
Israel, Palestinian territories
One Name, Two Lists
Cross-referencing open source evidence with Gaza Health Ministry data finds early Ministry death figures largely accurate
11 Jun, 2024
Visualisation
Lebanon Monitoring
10 Jun, 2024
Visualisation
Palestinian territories
Israel and Gaza Casualty Map
Map of more than 1,000 published Airwars assessments of civilian harm in Gaza since 2023
24 May, 2024
Policy
Policy recommendations to meaningfully mitigate civilian harm in military operations: a view from the Netherlands (part II)
Writing for Opinio Juris, Airwars' Board Member and Policy Specialist analyse latest Dutch developments
24 May, 2024
Policy
Policy recommendations to meaningfully mitigate civilian harm in military operations: a view from the Netherlands (part I)
Writing for Opinio Juris, Airwars' Board Member and Policy Specialist analyse latest Dutch developments
23 May, 2024
Policy
Looking back to look forward: recommendations for the Dutch MoD on civilian harm mitigation
The results of a four-year review with the Dutch military
1 May, 2024
Policy, Research
Iraq, Somalia, Syria, Yemen
Analysis: U.S. declares its military actions worldwide killed no civilians in 2022
The US declares its military actions in 2022 resulted in no civilians killed or injured. Airwars finds otherwise
1 May, 2024
Policy
Yemen
US-UK strikes in Yemen raise questions about commitments on civilian harm mitigation
Writing for Just Security, Airwars' Policy Specialist raises questions on US and UK commitments to civilian protection in Yemen
18 Apr, 2024
Policy
Workshop report: exploring military perspectives on the Explosive Weapons declaration
Proposals explore implementing the explosive weapons declaration and better protecting civilians
1 Apr, 2024
Investigations
Israel, Palestinian territories
Three generations killed within days: why whole families are dying in Gaza
Together with The Sunday Times, Airwars collated the details of more than 150 families that have lost multiple members in the Israel-Gaza war
27 Mar, 2024
Update
Ukraine
Airwars wins Sigma data journalism award
Recognition for project tracking Russian Shahed drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians
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