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22 Dec, 2021
Investigations, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen
How do the ‘forever wars’ look under President Biden?
Is President Biden really going to end the America's decades-long campaign?
2 Jun, 2021
Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen
Pentagon annual report declares 85 civilian deaths in recent US actions
The Pentagon’s annual report to Congress on civilian deaths and injuries resulting from US military actions around the world has declared more than 100 recent casualties. Researchers and human rights groups, including Airwars, Amnesty International and UN monitors in Afghanistan, place the actual toll significantly higher. For 2020 alone, the Department of Defence said that […]
2 Mar, 2021
Report
Annual report – 2020/21
Tracking by Airwars across multiple conflicts during 2020 showed that the number of locally reported civilian deaths from the use of explosive weapons was down by two thirds compared to the previous year. Of these fatalities, around half were in the first two months of 2020. This suggested a possible ‘Covid effect’ – a significant […]
5 Jun, 2020
Research
Airwars monthly assessment – April 2020
Conflict in Libya ramps up as sense of calm presides over Syria and Iraq.
5 May, 2020
Research
Airwars monthly assessment – March 2020
Fighting grinds to a halt in Idlib following ceasefire, but civilian harm incidents reported in other parts of Syria, Libya and Somalia.
16 Apr, 2020
Research
Airwars monthly assessment – February 2020
February 2020 saw up to 226 civilians killed in Syria as a result of Russian airstrikes and 404 more injured - as the regime continued to push through Idlib and Aleppo.
25 Feb, 2020
Policy
Somalia
New Somalia resource shines light on US counterterrorism campaign
Airwars has launched a major new online resource for Somalia, providing the most comprehensive look yet at more than a decade of US counterterrorism actions in eastern Africa, and associated civilian harm claims. The nine month review has identified significantly higher levels of locally reported civilian harm than previously thought, with up to 280 non […]
11 Feb, 2020
Report
Annual report – 2019/20
Civilian deaths from Russian actions in Syria dominated Airwars monitoring following the defeat of ISIS in March 2019.