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Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain A visual project from Airwars and @ainowinstitute.bsky.social breaks down how artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of war - and how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologies ai-killchain.airwars.org
Interactive: Anatomy Of An AI Kill ChainBreaking down how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologiesai-killchain.airwars.orgAI warfare is much discussed, but often little understood A partnership between AI experts, conflict specialists, and storytellers, Anatomy of a Kill Chain is a visual project illustrating how AI is transforming all aspects of war Online launch tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-ana...
Launch: Anatomy of an AI Kill ChainA new visual project from Airwars and AI Now breaking down how artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of warwww.eventbrite.co.uk15 new civilian harm incidents have been published on our Iran War tracker, including in Iran, Israel and the UAE airwars.org/conflict/isr...
The Iran War (Feb-Apr 2026)Airwars' documentation of the war's deadly impact on civilians across the Middle Eastairwars.orgTo name more than 150 people killed or injured in the school strike on Minab, our team worked with hundreds of sources and built on community-led memorials by Iranian groups. We group the children who died by age, starting with the six year olds. airwars.org/civilian-cas...
NEW: With all eyes on the faltering US-Iran peace deal, the human cost of warfare is often forgotten. Our new research brings together - for the first time - all cases where civilians were killed: 1,000 incidents in 40 days across 14 countries. airwars.org/the-human-co...
The human cost of the 40-day Iran warWith U.S. and Iran 'peace deal' hanging in the balance, Airwars releases findings on 1,000 incidents of harm tracked across 14 countriesairwars.orgAirwars' Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen will speak at an event this Wednesday for UN Protection of Civilians Week. The event will focus on civilian and community-led action to protect one another, monitor and document conflict, and respond to harm. Event registration: tinyurl.com/5n8ytm84
The Netherlands Sets New Path for Investigating Evidence of Civilian Harm in Modern Conflict In a piece for @justsecurity.org, Airwars' Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen outlines how the Dutch MoD responded to a deadly 2016 airstrike in Mosul, Iraq. www.justsecurity.org/138885/nethe...
The Netherlands Sets New Path for Investigating Evidence of Civilian Harm in Modern ConflictDutch investigation of Mosul airstrikes reveals how outdated intelligence and flawed assessments led to civilian death, and what militaries must change.www.justsecurity.orgNEW: Airwars-supported cross-border investigation identifies victims of US boat strikes. Journalist collective reveals victims are labourers, fishermen, cab drivers. Almost 200 have been killed since Sept 2025. No trial, no defence. 🔗 www.elclip.org/los-bombarde... #LosBombardeados
Los Bombardeados: sin derecho a la defensaUna investigación que busca revelar quiénes son las víctimas y cuáles han sido los efectos colaterales de los bombardeos de Estados Unidos a supuestas narcolanchas en el Caribe y el Océano Pacífico de...www.elclip.orgThis thread shares three stories from Lebanon, Gaza, and Syria, shedding light on the often overlooked human cost of conflict—the lives lost and family members left to navigate the aftermath airwars.org/casualty-rec...
Airwars - Casualty RecordingUsing open-source techniques to document harm civilians in conflicts across the globeairwars.orgMore than 40% of the southern U.S. border has been handed over to the military Airwars visualised the changes for a major investigation by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social and @theborderchronicle.bsky.social thewarhorse.org/southern-bor...
"My colleagues at Airwars are tracking upwards of 80 separate incidents of civilian casualties so far between U.S. and Israeli strikes. That number will likely rise. I find this shameful, frankly" Former Pentagon analyst @wesjbryant.bsky.social to @cnn.com edition.cnn.com/2026/03/20/t...
Iran war an ‘illegal use of military force,’ says Pentagon whistleblower | CNNCombat veteran Wes J. Bryant was senior advisor to a civilian protection center within the Pentagon. He calls attacks on the Iran population “shameful.”edition.cnn.comAirwars' director Emily Tripp quoted in the @financialtimes.com on the challenges of reliable information in the Iran war www.ft.com/content/c0d3...
NEW: Amid intense global debate on military AI, an Airwars investigation identifies the first civilian the US military has accepted killing in an AI-supported strike airwars.org/the-first-ci...
Exclusive: Airwars and @the-independent.com identified the first civilian the U.S. military has accepted killing in strikes that it declared were AI-assisted. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
AI, a dead student, and US airstrikes: The civilian caught up in a new age of warfareAs debate grows over the role of AI in military strikes in the bombing of Iran, scrutiny has turned to civilians caught up in the destruction. An investigation by The Independent and conflict monitori...www.independent.co.ukAirwars' Megan Karlshøj-Pedersen & Joe Emmett, with @lauraboillot.bsky.social of Article 36, argue that endorsers of the Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Declaration must move beyond commitment & focus on implementing measures to protect civilians. explosiveweaponsmonitor.org/fragments/vo...
This thread highlights three stories recently documented by Airwars, offering a glimpse into the loss and pain felt by civilians in conflict. airwars.org/casualty-rec...
airwars.orgU.S. Sent a Rescue Plane for Boat Strike Survivors. It Took 45 Hours to Arrive. New Airwars investigation in partnership with @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/02/17/b...
When 'Twitter randos' hold the U.S. military to account 'How flight tracking data explains failed maritime rescue efforts' By Airwars' @tomi-mcc.bsky.social in partnership with @nickturse.bsky.social and @theintercept.com airwars.org/how-flight-t...
How flight tracking data explains failed maritime rescue effortsHow 'Twitter randos' proved false claims ofairwars.org2025 was chaotic and challenging. But when accountability is actively denied, the fight for it is needed most. Read about Airwars' documentation, investigation and policy work in our new annual report. 2024-5.airwars.org
Airwars Annual Report 2024/25Airwars monitors, assesses and preserves civilian casualty claims resulting from explosive weapons use in multiple conflicts.2024-5.airwars.orgNEW: British ministers ultimately decide whether to accept the findings of the military that British strikes killed civilians. Five revelations from Airwars’ tribunal against the British Ministry of Defence airwars.org/how-does-the...
How does the UK determine if it killed a civilian? Five takeaways from Airwars’ tribunal against the MoDLandmark tribunal found UK's lack of published civilian harm policies mayairwars.org