How well founded is that confidence in Australia’s ability to control where defense industry exports end up? The Center for Civilians in Conflicts US Program Director Daniel Mahanty discusses the risks of selling arms and military equipment with Linda Mottram on the ABC Radio Australia show PM. See the interview at: PM with Linda…
Last week, the Iraqi Prime Minister declared victory over the Islamic State. Airwars examines the civilian toll of the war in Iraq.
The Center for Civilians in Conflict teamed up with Stimson Center and NEWSY to discuss the US arms sales process and how the US government can modify them to reduce civilian harm. Read our latest US Program report, ‘With Great Power’ here.
A report by Action on Armed Violence shows a 42 percent increase in the number of civilian deaths from explosives during the first eleven months of 2017, compared to the same period of 2016.
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo took a turn for the worse in 2017 and the New Year is unlikely to bring much relief to Congolese civilians.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reports that 10,204 civilians were killed in 2017. Coalition actions resulted in 1,759 civilians deaths.
Last week, the Iraqi Prime Minister declared victory over the Islamic State. Airwars examines the civilian toll of the war in Iraq.
On November 30, the United States reversed a 2008 policy that had ended the use of unreliable cluster munitions, despite the fact that these weapons have killed and maimed thousands of civilian men, women, and children globally.
In its monthly civilian casualty report, Airwars documented at least 301 civilians killed by the Coalition across Iraq and Syria during the month of October – a 12 percent decrease from the month of September, though still higher than any month prior to March 2017.