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

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28 Mar, 2017
Update
Iraq

Coalition and Iraqi forces not adequately protecting Mosul civilians, says Amnesty

All sides in battle for Mosul "displaying a chilling indifference to devastating suffering caused to city’s civilians," says human rights monitor
17 Mar, 2017
Update
Iraq, Syria

As claims escalate under Trump, Airwars tracks 1,000th alleged Coalition civilian casualty event

Coalition civilian casualty claims for 2017 indicate record number of fatalities in Iraq and Syria
17 Mar, 2017
Update
Iraq, Syria

As claims escalate under Trump, Airwars tracks 1,000th alleged Coalition civilian casualty event

Coalition civilian casualty claims for 2017 indicate record number of fatalities in Iraq and Syria
17 Mar, 2017
Update
Iraq, Syria

Belgium reports 287 airstrikes since July – and still claims ‘zero civilian casualties’

Despite hundreds of airstrikes Belgium insists it still has 'a clean record' on civilian casualties
16 Mar, 2017
Update
Syria

Exclusive: US says it carried out deadly strike that hit Aleppo mosque

US officials confirmed to Airwars that they hit an alleged al Qaeda meeting place that "happened to be across the street " from a mosque.
A March 2017 airstrike during the battle for Mosul against Islamic State. While the US-led Coalition has admitted almost 1,400 civilian deaths during the war, European allies have remained almost silent about their own responsibility. (Via Reuters/ Alaa Al-Marjani)
7 Mar, 2017
Update
Iraq

Just days into March, hundreds of civilians already reported slain in West Mosul

Hundreds of civilians have reportedly died in several mass casualty events, marking a stark increase in civilian bloodshed at Mosul
24 Feb, 2017
Update
Syria

Hundreds of civilians killed in Turkish capture of al-Bab, as Ankara eyes Kurdish-held Manbij

UN says at least 300 civilians died in Turkey's battle for al-Bab - setting dangerous precedent for north Syria
14 Feb, 2017
Update
Iraq, Syria

US promised it wouldn’t use Depleted Uranium in Syria. But then it did.

US now says it has fired thousands of depleted uranium rounds in Syria — first confirmed use of controversial munition since Iraq invasion
18 Jan, 2017
Update
Iraq, Syria

Turkey: rogue Coalition member

Turkey is the 13th member of the US-led Coalition against ISIL. Yet its unilateral military adventures in northern Syria and Iraq are often directly at odds with its 'allies'.
16 Dec, 2016
Report
Iraq, Syria

Limited Accountability: A transparency audit of the Coalition air war against so-called Islamic State

A detailed assessment of transparency and accountability issues among the 13-member alliance. The audit – commissioned by UK defence think tank the Remote Control Project – worked with four sample militaries (the US, UK, Canada and Denmark) to build a detailed understanding of how militaries track and assess civilian casualty assessments. It also gauges transparency […]
18 Nov, 2016
Research
Iraq, Syria

International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: September 2016

Alleged Russian civilian casualty events were back to levels last seen in January, as Coalition geared for Mosul assault
14 Mar, 2016
Report
Syria

A Reckless Disregard for Civilian Lives: Russian airstrikes in Syria

Our analysis of Russian airstrikes in Syria between September 30th and December 31st 2015 found that despite Moscow’s continuing assertions that no civilians have been killed in its ongoing Syrian air war, there were credible indications from open source reporting that to December 31st 2015 only, between 1,098 and 1,450 non-combatants had likely died in […]