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civilianprotectionmonitor.org ↗
24 Oct, 2025
Policy

Civilian harm in the campaign against ISIS: An updated transparency audit

Airwars' policy volunteer Jessica Garlasco reviews current transparency mechanisms in major militaries
44948 http://syria.mil.ru/photo/gallery.htm?id=27368@cmsPhotoGallery
20 Aug, 2025
Research, Update
Syria

Airwars publishes final of 5,000 civilian harm incidents from Russian actions in Syria

Nine-year project involved tracking of thousands of strikes, and the deaths of up to 25,000 civilians
130251
15 Jan, 2025
Investigations
Syria

Is a final Syrian civilian casualty count possible?

The challenges and methodologies of reconciling conflicting Syrian civilian death tolls
113049
1 Aug, 2024
Update
Syria

New Airwars and White Helmets project launched

Interactive map documents Syrian earthquake rescue operations alongside emergency airstrike response
110186
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
113049
19 Feb, 2024
Visualisation
Syria

Reported White Helmets incidents in earthquake affected areas, Syria, 2023

Mapping all White Helmets first responder incidents in the months following the devastating February 2023 earthquake in Syria and Turkey
88011
24 Nov, 2023
Investigations, Policy, Update
Syria

Tribunal notice: Airwars to challenge UK refusal over civilian harm next week

Case brought to contest Ministry of Defence's lack of transparency on civilian harm processes
91765
31 Jul, 2023
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria

Impossible standards: An analysis of the US military’s Baghdadi raid review

Unrealistic US standards for confirming civilian harm make it nearly impossible to acknowledge civilian casualties
84862
3 Jul, 2023
Policy
Syria

Airwars joins call for a robust and transparent investigation in response to recent US strike in Syria

Coalition of rights groups demands Pentagon accountability after strike on 'Al-Qaeda leader' kills Syrian farmer
89534
23 Jun, 2023
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria

“This is not a small mistake”

Declassified Pentagon files reveal systemic failures in target identification that led to civilian deaths, from mistaking children for weapons to faulty surveillance
193225
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Syria

Reported civilian deaths from US-led Coalition strikes in Syria

Database tracks casualties in Syria during Coalition strikes
193226
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Syria

Reported civilian deaths from Turkish Military strikes in Syria

Database tracks casualties in Syria during Turkish strikes
193409
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Syria

Reported civilian deaths from Israeli Military strikes in Syria, 2013–2021

Database tracks casualties in Syria during Israeli strikes
1440
5 Apr, 2023
Policy, Update
Iraq, Syria

Airwars to challenge UK’s refusal to reveal details of sole civilian harm incident in ISIS war

Freedom of Information case step towards accountability for victims' families
88011
4 Apr, 2023
Investigations, Policy
Iraq, Syria

Only official civilian victim of UK’s bombing campaign against IS appears not to exist

Two-year investigation finds major flaws in British government's official narrative
87902
4 Apr, 2023
Update
Iraq, Syria

يكشف تحقيق مشترك لـ الحروب الجوية مع الجارديان عن سقوط ضحايا مدنيين جراء غارات جوية بريطانية

قضت الحروب الجوية و الجارديان العام الماضي في التحقيق في الغارات الجوية البريطانية في العراق وسوريا ، بين عامي 2014 و 2020. ووجدنا أدلة على ما لا يقل عن ست غارات جوية وقعت في الموصل ، يُرجح أنها كانت هجمات بريطانية ، قتلت وألحقت الأذى بالمدنيين في المدينة.
87768
24 Mar, 2023
Update
Iraq, Syria

Airwars and The Guardian investigation reveals British civilian harm

In eight years of war, the UK only admitted killing one civilian. The Guardian and Airwars went in search of the forgotten victims
87768
airwars.org ↗
21 Mar, 2023
Investigations, Policy

The hidden casualties of Britain’s war

The UK claims to have killed only one civilian in the war on ISIS. Airwars found otherwise
87769
21 Mar, 2023
Visualisation
Iraq, Syria

UK airstrikes that harmed militants in Iraq and Syria 2014–2021

Database tracks militant casualties in Iraq and Syria from UK strikes
87009
1 Feb, 2023
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen

US airstrikes fell to historic low in 2022, despite fresh operations

The overall number of declared US airstrikes across all monitored military theatres fell from 441 in 2021 to a minimum of 36 in 2022
86821
airwars.org ↗
23 Jan, 2023
Investigations

‘Waiting to happen’

An ISIS prison break - and the American mistakes that made it more likely
85450
23 Nov, 2022
Policy
Iraq, Syria, Ukraine

SNP launches paper on the protection of civilians with extensive civil society input

How a future independent Scotland would conduct conflict and protect civilians
82716
27 Oct, 2022
Policy
Iraq, Syria

Dutch Parliament set to debate improvements in policies to protect civilians

Airwars and PAX brief Dutch MPs
85061
airwars.org ↗
3 Oct, 2022
Visualisation

The Credibles

Tracking the U.S.-confirmed civilian harm incidents in the war against ISIS
85134
airwars.org ↗
29 Sep, 2022
Visualisation

US-led Coalition air strikes on ISIS in Iraq & Syria, 2014-2018

Mapping all known strikes
85135
29 Sep, 2022
Visualisation
Iraq, Syria

Coalition air-released munitions in Iraq and Syria 2014-2020

Chart shows the extensive use of such munitions, peaking in August 2017
85063
29 Sep, 2022
Visualisation
Iraq, Syria

Declared US-led Coalition air and artillery strikes in Iraq and Syria

Chart compares strikes in Iraq and Syria
85064
29 Sep, 2022
Visualisation
Iraq, Syria

Reported civilian deaths from US-led Coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria

Database tracks casualties from 2014
84863
29 Sep, 2022
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria

Pentagon annual report admits 12 deaths resulting from US actions in 2021

All deaths reported were in Afghanistan
85069
28 Sep, 2022
Visualisation
Iraq, Syria

Civilian Deaths by US President in Iraq and Syria

Most civilian deaths occurred under Trump