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9 posts
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
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
28 Jan, 2022
Policy
US Defense Secretary announces major shakeup of Pentagon civilian harm policies
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced major proposals to overhaul how the US military monitors, assesses and documents when its actions kill civilians, a move warily welcomed by human rights and civilian harm mitigation NGOs. Building on years of documentation by groups like the Syrian Network for Human Rights and Airwars, since late 2021 […]
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?
6 Sep, 2021
Investigations
Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen
Tens of thousands of civilians likely killed by US in ‘Forever Wars’
A minimum of 22,000 civilians have been killed directly by US airstrikes since the start of the War on Terror in 2001, analysis finds.
22 Dec, 2020
Research
Airwars monthly assessment – November 2020
Major Conflict Monitoring Civilian harm from foreign military action in all tracked conflicts have remained low, with little change observed in November compared to previous months. In Syria, Russian actions have decreased from October. It has also been a quieter month for US-led actions in Syria, although reports of US-led strikes on Iranian forces in […]
7 Dec, 2020
Research
Airwars Bi-monthly assessment – September & October 2020
Major Conflict Monitoring The months of September and October 2020 saw a flurry of activity from Airwars. Starting with the launch of new interactive mapping of reported civilian harm during the recent siege of Tripoli; through to our major joint report with PAX examining the civilian impact of the use of explosive weapons in cities; […]
8 Jun, 2020
Update
Libya
In lightning advance, GNA reverses 14 months of Haftar’s Libya gains
In an extraordinary reversal, the opposition Libyan National Army (LNA) – believed until recently to be the dominant military power in Libya today – has been routed from much of its western territory in just a few weeks. Retreating LNA forces abandoned tanks, attack helicopters and other advanced weaponry as they fled the Government of […]
15 Apr, 2019
Update
Libya
Civilians in peril as rival air forces target Tripoli
A major offensive on the Libyan capital Tripoli by Marshal Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) has already seen dozens of civilians locally reported killed – with the United Nations warning that “Civilian casualties and displacement are expected to increase further given the continued use of air strikes and heavy artillery.” Haftar’s assault on Tripoli – […]