Our findings are detailed in the latest edition of Fragments<\/strong><\/a>, a new quarterly publication launched by the Explosive Weapons Monitor.<\/p>\n A summary of our findings:<\/p>\n This joint project<\/a> is intended to draw attention back to a conflict that gets little international attention, despite the on-going intensity of attacks on civilians. It is also intended to show the benefits and effort of collaborating on critical documentation practices, even in the most intense of battlefields.<\/p>\n Methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n Data points reflected on the map are incidents provided to Airwars by the White Helmets. Each incident is an instance where first responders were called to respond to explosive weapons use. Data provided included coordinates identified by on the ground response teams, as well as descriptions of the types of operation (such as air or artillery strike), the date, and a short description of the harm caused (such as fatalities or infrastructure damage).<\/p>\n Attribution of the strikes was also provided by the White Helmets, based on an assessment of aircraft use and direction of flight based on areas of control. All attribution should be treated as indicative only, given the complexity of joint operations and lack of transparency around strike reporting by all belligerents. Airwars has written about this in more detail here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/airwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WHS-AW.png\")
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