Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain A visual project from Airwars and @ainowinstitute.bsky.social breaks down how artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of war - and how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologies ai-killchain.airwars.org

Interactive: Anatomy Of An AI Kill Chain

Breaking down how militaries are offloading life and death decisions to flawed technologies

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“Residents described entire communities abandoning fishing because the small ‘lanchas,’ or speedboats, used by traffickers and fishers are often indistinguishable.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...

The U.S. Boat Strike Campaign Has Now Killed Over 200 People

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Adm. Cooper’s testimony suggested that he believed that the U.S. military’s record since Feb. 28 school strike had been near perfect. “Ridiculous,” said human rights group that investigates civilian casualties. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...

A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran

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One month into the war in #Iran , and civilians are paying the price. Our new brief with @airwars.bsky.social & Human Rights Activists in Iran assesses the devastating civilian toll in Iran, the drivers of harm, and urgent recommendations for all actors. 👉Read the brief shorturl.at/is62b

“The Sound of Explosions Did Not Stop:” Civilian Harm in Iran after One Month of War | Center for Civilians in Conflict

Civilians have borne the brunt of the US-Israel-Iran war since it began on February 28, 2026.  This brief by Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), and Airwars...

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A credible Pentagon probe of the U.S. military strike on the Minab school in #Iran requires specific steps. From Annie Shiel & @priyankam.bsky.social, who’ve extensively studied U.S. military investigations of #CivilianHarm: www.justsecurity.org/134898/iran-...

In the U.S. Strike on an Iranian School, What a Serious Military Investigation Should Look Like

A military operation resulting in such a civilian death toll as the Minab school strike demands a credible, thorough Pentagon investigation.

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Nearly 1,500 Iranian civilians have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes that have hit schools, hospitals and other nonmilitary infrastructure since the Iran war began last month, human rights groups alleged in a new report.

Nearly 1,500 Iranian civilians killed in U.S., Israeli strikes, report says

The findings appear to be the most comprehensive estimates yet of the growing toll of dead and wounded civilians in the month-long war.

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Dutch apologise to victims of Mosul bombing in 2016 www.dutchnews.nl?p=265590

Dutch apologise to victims of Mosul bombing in 2016

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With the U.S. and Israeli militaries using AI to strike Iran, experts are warning of growing concerns around an urgent AI accountability gap. Read the full story at Airwars' website airwars.org/the-first-ci...

The first civilian confirmed killed in an AI-assisted strike?

U.S. military told Airwars/Independent investigation it has 'no way of knowing' whether deadly strike relied on AI, causing alarm amid AI-assisted Iran attacks

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Exclusive: Airwars and @the-independent.com identified the first civilian the U.S. military has accepted killing in strikes that it declared were AI-assisted. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

AI, a dead student, and US airstrikes: The civilian caught up in a new age of warfare

As debate grows over the role of AI in military strikes in the bombing of Iran, scrutiny has turned to civilians caught up in the destruction. An investigation by The Independent and conflict monitori...

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Civilians should always be protected and never bear the brunt of Conflict. CIVIC Calls for Immediate De-escalation as Regional Conflict Harms Civilians. civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...

CIVIC Calls for Immediate De-escalation as Regional Conflict Harms Civilians | Center for Civilians in Conflict

Amman, Jordan / Washington, DC, March 1, 2026 – As deadly conflict escalates across Iran and the wider Middle East, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) calls for immediate de-escalation, maximum ...

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Civilians are paying the price for US military escalation in Iran. Congress must rein in this reckless campaign before more lives are lost. Our statement: civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...

CIVIC Calls for Immediate De-escalation as Regional Conflict Harms Civilians | Center for Civilians in Conflict

Amman, Jordan / Washington, DC, March 1, 2026 – As deadly conflict escalates across Iran and the wider Middle East, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) calls for immediate de-escalation, maximum ...

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“While … sheriff budgets receive new scrutiny due to high-profile instances of alleged misconduct, the Legislature and the public should be equally concerned with the underlying policy goals of this spending: human caging, disproportionately of Black and Hispanic people who are presumed innocent.“

On bail policy, Massachusetts must catch up  - CommonWealth Beacon

Massachusetts has positioned itself as a leader on a range of policy domains under attack by the Trump administration. But as a national conversation has arisen about cash bail and public safety, fuel...

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I am thrilled to share that I've joined the Center for Civilians in Conflict to lead the Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress. The project will pursue justice for civilians harmed in US military operations in partnership with the Zomia Center. civiliansinconflict.org/press-releas...

CIVIC Launches Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress

Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) today launched the Marla Ruzicka Project for Amends and Redress, which will advance support and recognition for civilians harmed by US military operations, con...

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Urgent ideas for defending press freedom in Gaza, the world’s deadliest place for journalists. By @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @meghnadbose.bsky.social, and @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/urge...

Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza

Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.

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Utmost appreciation to journalists who tackle issues others find difficult and defies public lore. This time, Rohan Zhou-Lee @diaryofafirebird.bsky.social ties together #disability justice, #AAPI communities, and ongoing state violence / harm by law enforcement. www.mochimag.com/activism/pol...

They Called for Help. Instead, the Police Brought Harm. - Mochi Magazine

Police responses to Asian Americans in crisis reveal deadly gaps in mental health care, disability justice, and systemic accountability.

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This is called domicide

A museum installation in New York City combines journalism, oral history, art and architecture to pay an immensely personal tribute to homes destroyed in Palestine, Iraq and Syria by weapons manufactured in the United States. Reported with Janine AlHadidi @hyperallergic.com @monachalabi.bsky.social

How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble?

Through interviews with survivors and satellite imagery, data journalist Mona Chalabi and SITU Research created models of razed houses in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.

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“You cannot erase memories,” said Mohammed Osman, whose home in Manbij, Syria, was destroyed in an airstrike by the US-led coalition in 2016. His former house is one of three homes modeled in “Patterns of Life,” Mona Chalabi’s exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt.

How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble?

Through interviews with survivors and satellite imagery, data journalist Mona Chalabi and SITU Research created models of razed houses in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.

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3/ 📌The two deadliest U.S. civilian harm incidents in Yemen’s history occurred during Trump’s campaign. Strikes on Ras Isa Port and Saada Detention Prison allegedly killed at least 152 civilians and injured nearly 200 others airwars.org/civilian-cas...

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2/ 📌From 2002 to March 2025, Airwars tracked 258 civilians allegedly killed by U.S. strikes in Yemen. In just eight weeks of Trump’s Operation Rough Rider, at least 224 people were killed - nearly doubling the civilian toll from U.S. actions in Yemen

1/ NEW: As the U.S. appears on the brink of another war, Airwars reveals dangerous precedent for civilians set by Trump’s Yemen campaign trump-yemen.airwars.org/operation-ro...

Trump nearly doubled U.S. civilian casualty toll in Yemen | Airwars

The Trump administration killed almost as many civilians in Yemen in 52 days as the previous 23 years of U.S. action

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Getting rid of safeguards designed to limit civilian harm from U.S. military operations & ensure compliance with international humanitarian law undermines our credibility, jeopardizes our missions & raises the risk of natl security threats.

Senators challenge Hegseth on civilian deaths in Yemen strikes

Democrats have demanded that the Trump administration account for rising loss of life from its intensified campaign against Iran-backed militants.

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1/ NEW: You read about the leaked Signal group between top U.S. national security leaders, but what happened in the strikes they authorised? And what does this say about the new administration’s approach to warfare? trump-yemen.airwars.org

What the chats signal about Trump's bombing campaign in Yemen

Everyone talked about the leaked Yemen attack plans. But who was killed in the strikes authorised?

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"The term ‘excited delirium’ should just be gone forever." Thankful John Oliver & @lastweektonight.com spotlight and condemn the pseudoscience of "excited delirium" & conflicts of interest from the manufacturers of Taser. LWT cites PHR's seminal study on "excited delirium": phr.org/our-work/res...

"Excited Delirium" and Deaths in Police Custody - PHR

“Excited delirium” cannot be disentangled from its racist and unscientific origins and is not a valid, independent medical or psychiatric diagnosis.

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@lastweektonight.com · last yr.

Here’s last night’s story about Tasers, whether they’re as safe and effective as the company that makes them, Axon, claims, and why you shouldn’t test one out on any of your family members. You’d think that goes without saying, but you’ll see that it really, really doesn’t. youtu.be/7Yd9nLQx3qQ

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Here’s last night’s story about Tasers, whether they’re as safe and effective as the company that makes them, Axon, claims, and why you shouldn’t test one out on any of your family members. You’d think that goes without saying, but you’ll see that it really, really doesn’t. youtu.be/7Yd9nLQx3qQ

Tasers & Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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“They were killed in their uniforms. Driving their clearly marked vehicles. Wearing their gloves. On their way to save lives” 15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says, as IDF orders mass evacuation www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says, as IDF orders mass evacuation

Aid agencies say the workers were killed and buried in a mass grave in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Residents described being shot at along the evacuation route.

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The offices developing policies, training, and assistance to combatant commanders to help reduce the harm to civilians during U.S. military operations will be eliminated by the secretary of defense www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...

Hegseth Cuts Pentagon Work on Preventing Civilian Harm

Employees at the Pentagon’s Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response office were told their jobs would be eliminated, as would advisory posts at operational commands.

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NEW: The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations from @alexhorton.bsky.social, me and @danlamothe.bsky.social 🎁 wapo.st/4h6jH3M

Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harm

Officials at the Defense Department’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which seeks to limit collateral damage from military strikes against enemy combatants, were told to accept a buyout or b...

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