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The Drone Wars website
Whereas this Airstrikes site has just reported on drone killings and latterly on airstrikes, the Drone Wars site analyses in detail the impact and (im)morality of the use of armed drones. Summarised here are some of the points made in … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Armed drones, CIA, Civilian deaths, Drone strikes, Human rights, International law, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, UK, UN, US, US-led coalition
Tagged . US law professor Rosa Brooks, defence industry, Diplomacy, global peace and security, mediation, permanent warfare”, targeted killing
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The UN Special Rapporteur’s report on armed drones and targeted killing
In the UK Defence Journal, George Allison reviews a new report on armed drones and targeted killing for the UN Human Rights Council produced by Agnes Callamard (right), the UN’s Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. She outlined recommendations to … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Armed drones, Drone strikes, drones, Drones proliferate, Human rights, Iran, Libya, Palestine, Syria, UK, UN, US government, US-led coalition
Tagged Agnes Callamard, Chris Cole, Christoff Heyns, General Soleimani, George Allison, Special Operations forces, State armed drone, UK Defence Journal, UN Charter, UN Human Rights Council, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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Seek accountability for the deaths of service personnel AND of the innocent men, women and children unwittingly caught up in wars the west has chosen to fight
For many years, ordinary men, women and children, at work at home and at school or in hospital are being killed in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Libya and other countries, ignored by the mainstream ‘news’ media which prefers to feed … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Armed drones, Civilian deaths, Drone strikes, Human rights, Iraq, Libya, NATO, Somalia, Syria, US, US-led coalition, Yemen
Tagged atrocities, executed, immunity from prosecution, insurgents, Steve Beauchampé
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FOR NEW INFORMATION ABOUT AIRSTRIKES THESE SITES ARE RECOMMENDED
For news of British involvement in drone warfare and technical developments go to http://dronewarsuk.wordpress.com. For further up-to-date information on casualties inflicted by air-strikes go to the site of See news of attacks in several countries including Somalia and Afghanistan … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Drone strikes, Somalia
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Lest we forget: the killing continues – friendly and unfriendly fire
VOA, part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the government funded agency that oversees all non-military, U.S. international broadcasting, reported on 7th June that the United Nations is demanding an immediate end to indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian … Continue reading
Afghan civilians die as American negotiators seek ‘leverage’ in peace talks
The New York Times reports that ten civilians were killed and several others were wounded over the weekend (February 10-11) during American airstrikes in southern Afghanistan. Two residents of the Sangin district of Helmand said eight members of a … Continue reading
Imran Khan: “American drone strikes in Pakistan must stop. It’s butchery, and the true horror of it is hidden from the West”
. Since 2004, the US government has attacked thousands of targets in tribal areas along the Afghan border in Northwest Pakistan. It used unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the US Air Force under the operational control of the CIA’s Special Activities … Continue reading
Harry Patch: ‘organised murder’ – civilian slaughter by our special friend, with our help
June 1st The Pentagon has told Congress it estimates that nearly 500 civilians were killed as a result of US military actions in the first year of the Trump administration. According to CNN: “(The Department of Defense) assesses that there … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Armed drones, Civilian deaths, Donald Trump, Drone strikes, Human rights, Iraq, Libya, Nato Watch, Pakistan, Somalia, US government, Yemen
Tagged Al Qaeda, Congress, NATO, Pentagon, Taylor
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Running amok? Donald Trump facilitates civilian drone deaths & continues attacks in seven countries ‘and elsewhere’
The NGO CAGE, which campaigns against discriminatory state policies and advocates observance of due process and the rule of law, reminds readers that in October 2017, US President Donald Trump replaced the Obama rules pertaining to drone strikes with his … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Armed drones, Civilian deaths, Donald Trump, Drone strikes, Human rights, Iraq, Legal action, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, US government, Yemen
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, CAGE, extrajudicial killings, Hina Shamsi, Nigeria, President Donald Trump, Reuters
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