We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations.
But what if that is based on a false assumption?
My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social
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Writing on International Women's Day last week, Meyss Sattouf reflects on the strength and resilience of women affected by conflict around the world.
'...women living through conflict, crisis and marginalisation are not passive victims. They are active agents of survival and change...'
AWS in the Cross-Hairs: Data Centres as Targets - what are the legal obligations in targeting data centres? #IHL #IranWar
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“The UK government has been careful in not directly supporting the ongoing US-Israeli use of force against Iran. This is at least partly because (I’m sure) the internal view within the government is that the use of force is illegal.”
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The only certainty in the war between US/Israel and Iran is mass civilian harm
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As Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the immense civilian toll continues to grow.
Writing for our blog, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskalets shares how these four years have altered her life, her art, and her understanding of resistance.
Assassinating Justice in Libya
My latest piece for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
Read it here 👇🏽
www.ceasefire.org/assassinatin...
I sat in on the Defence Committee last week as former ministers were questioned about the MoD's Afghan data breach.
In my latest blog post for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social, I consider what the data breach and superinjunction reveal about the culture inside the MoD and what needs to change.
Could unnecessary secrecy be masking flawed practices? Tenacious work by @airwars.bsky.social exposes that the UK MoD is not only reluctant to publicly acknowledge civilian harm but may also lack the systems to accurately and effectively track it.
'How the refugee system fails the whistleblowers it should protect' - "The author is writing anonymously for fear of possible retaliation by human trafficking gangs. UNHCR, has acknowledged the risks he and his family face, but say they cannot help him..." www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs...
Important that civilian harm from the strikes does not go unreported. Great work by @airwars.bsky.social and @nickturse.bsky.social in the piece here, but the fact SOUTHCOM is unable to cope with the number of reports is one unfortunately predictable outcome of gutting the US efforts of CHMR 1/2
Latest Conflict Index from @acleddata.bsky.social suggests that conflict levels stabilised in 2025 while violence targeting civilians increased, described by analysts as a troubling ‘new normal’
This is the letter received by an Iraqi family in Basra after their father was arrested. “British Forces have treated him in a good way according to the British Rules”, writes the commanding officer reassuringly.
In fact, as the officer knew very well, their father was already dead. SHORT 🧵
What made the US-backed aid system in Gaza so deadly?
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
Afghan Inquiry publishes redacted evidence from closed hearings in 2024 involving former Special Forces members, after refusing the MoD’s request to delay release.
Newly published docs reveal the Inquiry was told UKSF leadership suppressed evidence of possible war crimes.
Can civil justice, operational learning and civilian agency help close the IHL enforcement gap?
Our new IRRC article explores the role of redress in upholding IHL principles and preventing civilian harm.
Read it in full: doi.org/10.1017/S181...
The report highlights that the UK maintains a seemingly
ineffective approach to civilian harm tracking; fails to investigate civilian harm consistently; and has introduced unprecedented legislation to severely restrict civilians’ access to response-and accountability mechanisms.
OUT NOW: Our new report finds UK defence is ill-prepared to protect civilians from harm from UK military operations.
Full report: www.ceasefire.org/uk-defence-i...
If you’re in Belfast next week, this is sure to be a compelling and timely discussion with these brilliant experts.
RSVP: bit.ly/4ntCRDS
With civilians in #Ukraine facing renewed attacks and peace talks still uncertain, how can the UK ensure its support is truly victim-centred? New blog post by Samantha Perren out now: www.ceasefire.org/how-can-the-...
As RSF attacks on Sudan's besieged city of El Fasher intensify, Yousif Mohamed argues that remote and civilian-led monitoring and documentation efforts should be supported and used to guide policy responses.
New blog post out now:
On another unspeakably grim day for Palestinians in Gaza, I talked to @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social about starvation as a war crime.
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We launched a blog! A space that puts civilian rights and perspectives at the forefront. If you’re interested in contributing, get in touch.
“I do not see why Parliament was not read in to the situation… so they could exercise that oversight and scrutiny”
Mike Martin MP says the Afghan data leak + superinjunction expose a wider MoD culture of cover-up. Without democratic scrutiny, accountability suffers. Afghanistan is a case in point.
As the U.S. administration pushes for a third round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Michael Raff and @mglattimer.bsky.social argue that historical precedent and financial leverage offer hope that reparations for conflict-related harm may be attainable in a future deal.
Our partner, Volodymyr Shcherbachenko, speaking to Times Radio: "I do believe in justice... It's a huge amount of money, frozen russian assets, they are available, and this money can be used for #reparations for civilians."
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#Ukraine
“The UK must approach Ukraine reparations not as a distant post-conflict project, but as a current and urgent imperative.”
@maethompson.bsky.social at packed
@ceasefirecentre.bsky.social event in Parliament last night.
Thx to @alexsobel.co.uk for his leadership on Ukraine #reparations
