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All major publications from Airwars’ documentation, research, investigations and policy teams

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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
25 Jan, 2024
Investigations, Policy
Libya

Denmark admits role in NATO airstrikes on Libya that killed 14 civilians in 2011

Exposing the Danish military's role in 2011 Libya airstrikes that killed 14 civilians
1 Jan, 2024
Visualisation

Gaza Monitoring
22 Dec, 2023
Policy
Iraq

Dutch Ministry of Defence announces new civilian harm reporting mechanisms

Process should allow civilians and NGOs to formally report allegations of military-caused harm
7 Dec, 2023
Investigations
Israel, Lebanon

Killed in a press vest – evidence of Israeli responsibility for attack on journalists in Lebanon

What struck the journalists, where was it fired from, and were there any apparent military targets nearby?
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
Palestinians inspect the ruins of Watan Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza city, on October 8, 2023 (Wafa).
21 Nov, 2023
Investigations, Policy
Israel, Palestinian territories

No safe place – tracking civilian harm in southern Gaza

Tracking civilians killed in Gaza's designated 'safe zones' and how supposed havens became sites of fatal strikes
31 Oct, 2023
Research
Palestinian territories

Methodology note: Civilian harm from explosive weapons use in Gaza

How we're applying our methodology
16 Oct, 2023
Investigations
Israel, Palestinian territories

Did Israel bomb a civilian evacuation route in Gaza?

Investigation with the Financial Times into strike on an escape route
8 Sep, 2023
Investigations
Ukraine

A year of the Shahed

How Russia turned to a cheap Iranian-made suicide drone to terrorise civilians and hit infrastructure across Ukraine
1 Sep, 2023
Visualisation
Ukraine

Reported Shahed drone launches in Ukraine: August 2022-September 2023

Mapping every reported Shahed launch into Ukraine between September 13, 2022 and August 30, 2023
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
14 Jul, 2023
Policy

United Nations urges states to support casualty recording

Breakthrough report directly links casualty recording and human rights obligations
A still from the Russian Ministry of Defence shows a soldier in Ukraine launching reconnaissance drones
6 Jul, 2023
Investigations
Ukraine

The new Russian drone linked to Iran-backed factory

Airwars/FT investigations shines light on secretive Alabuga 'special economic zone'
5 Jul, 2023
Research
Ukraine

Документування паттернів завдання шкоди цивільному населенню в Харкові: Методологічна записка

Методологічна записка Airwars пояснює підхід до документування паттернів шкоди цивільним у Харкові
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
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
Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Bucha, where he talked to local residents and journalists. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the city of Bucha in the Kyiv region, where mass killings of civilians took place during the occupation by Russian troops.
20 Jun, 2023
Investigations
Ukraine

Will German electronics end up in Russian drones?

German tech parts found their way to Russian military drones despite sanctions, flowing through shadowy networks of middlemen and shell companies
5 Jun, 2023
Policy
Iraq

Hawijah: Eight years on, civilians are still waiting for answers

Nearly a decade after deadly Dutch strike, survivors fight for recognition
29 May, 2023
Report

Annual report – 2022/23

Our work in 2022-2023
18 May, 2023
Update
Ukraine

Оприлюднено інтерактивну базу даних заподіяної цивільному населенню шкоди у битві за Харків

Airwars запускає інтерактивну базу даних про цивільні жертви в битві за Харків, виявляючи 275-438 загиблих від вибухової зброї (лют-трав 2022)
18 May, 2023
Research
Ukraine

Характер шкоди, завданої цивільному населенню внаслідок дій Росії в Харківській області згідно з повідомленнями місцевих джерел

Airwars задокументувала 275-438 смертей цивільних у Харківській області лютий-травень 2022 від російської вибухової зброї
18 May, 2023
Policy, Research
Ukraine

Patterns of civilian harm from alleged Russian actions in Kharkiv oblast

Russian forces killed hundreds of Kharkiv civilians during the 2022 invasion, research finds
18 May, 2023
Research
Ukraine

Documenting patterns of harm in Kharkiv: Methodology note

How we're applying our methodology
18 May, 2023
Update
Ukraine

Battle of Kharkiv interactive civilian harm database launched

Interactive database documenting civilian harm in the Battle of Kharkiv
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Ukraine

Civilian harm in the Battle of Kharkiv

Highest rates of civilian harm found in the city of Saltivskyi
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Iraq

Reported civilian deaths from Turkish Military strikes in Iraq

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

Reported civilian deaths from Turkish Military strikes in Syria

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

Reported civilian deaths from US Forces strikes in Yemen

Database tracks casualties in Yemen during US strikes
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Ukraine

Reported civilian deaths Russian actions in the Battle of Kharkiv in Ukraine

Database tracks casualties in Kharkiv during Russia's 2022 invasion