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Tracking the non-
combatant
casualties of WAR
Who is/are airwars?
• A journalist-led, nonprofit
• They track and archives the air war against the
“Islamic State” and others
• They monitor and assess reports of civilian
causalities in Iraq, Syria and Libya alleged to
be caused by airstrikes by the US led Coalition
and Russia.
• Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust,
• Open Society Foundations,
• Stichting Democratie en Media,
• Remote Control Project,
• Network for Social Change
FUNDING
Civilian casualty sources
• International and local news agencies
• NGOS
• Facebook & social media sites
• Includes local residents’ groups
• YouTube footage of incidents
Authentication of Reports:
• March 24, 2017 they tweeted they had to suspend monitoring
Russian airstrikes in Syria, because a dramatic increase casualties
caused by the US led coalition since November, with record-setting
spikes in January and March
• March was the first month with over 1000 claimed civilian deaths
Spike in Causalities
Unprecedented number of civilian
casualties point to changes in rules of
engagement.
Airwars
Airwars

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Airwars

  • 2. Who is/are airwars? • A journalist-led, nonprofit • They track and archives the air war against the “Islamic State” and others • They monitor and assess reports of civilian causalities in Iraq, Syria and Libya alleged to be caused by airstrikes by the US led Coalition and Russia.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. • Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, • Open Society Foundations, • Stichting Democratie en Media, • Remote Control Project, • Network for Social Change FUNDING
  • 7.
  • 8. Civilian casualty sources • International and local news agencies • NGOS • Facebook & social media sites • Includes local residents’ groups • YouTube footage of incidents
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12. • March 24, 2017 they tweeted they had to suspend monitoring Russian airstrikes in Syria, because a dramatic increase casualties caused by the US led coalition since November, with record-setting spikes in January and March • March was the first month with over 1000 claimed civilian deaths Spike in Causalities
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19. Unprecedented number of civilian casualties point to changes in rules of engagement.