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Airstrike was a “tragic mistake”: Gen. Frank McKenzie (US Central Command)
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said in a statement late Friday that the United States will make “condolence payments” to families of Afghan civilians killed by mistake in U.S. drone strike on August 29. File photo courtesy the U.S. Department of … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Could Pakistani drones hit the Panjshir Valley?
A reader in Wales drew attention to this BBC article Claims have emerged that in recent days Pakistani drones have been used to help the Taliban, by targeting anti-Taliban positions. One of the sources was an Afghan journalist, Tajuddin … Continue reading
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Growing opposition to the allied airstrikes in Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq
The UK is supporting US airstrikes in Yemen, Syria and Iraq which are killing civilians. The Saudi-led coalition appears to be responsible for 67% of reported civilian casualties in the war in Yemen. ReliefWeb reports that Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, assisted by … Continue reading
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
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, drones, Iran, Libya, Palestine, Syria, UK, UN, 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, Civilian deaths, Iraq, Libya, NATO, Somalia, Syria, 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
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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
Armourers thrive by damaging people & planet 