In many cases, our attempts to help US track civilian deaths went nowhere
Airwars says it worked with the military to identify incidents, but newly classified docs show that in many cases, they were ignored.
Joe Dyke heads the investigation team at the civilian harm monitoring organization Airwars. He previously worked as a journalist in the Middle East for a decade, most recently as chief correspondent for the Palestinian territories with Agence France Presse
Airwars says it worked with the military to identify incidents, but newly classified docs show that in many cases, they were ignored.
Military operations continue, as do civilian casualties, but are they down more than any time in recent history.
With no end in sight and violence under the radar but ongoing, this is one ‘forever war’ that Biden risks perpetuating.