Shadow Wars

A project by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, shining a light on the US's murky military campaigns. (@TBIJ)

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

To finish, we want to thank those who shared stories and the reporters whose work has had such a powerful impact: @chrisjwoods, @aliceross_, @jackserle, @AbbieFS, @cr0ft0n, @JessicaPurkiss, @PayendaSargand, @RuhullahKhapalw, @MohammadJawad4, @cheesemanab, @nasir2alsana, @nshabibi

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

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[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

Today @TBIJ says goodbye to the @tbijshadowwars project. For the last decade, this project has investigated America's murky military campaigns, highlighting their human cost. The thread and blog posted below brings together this work https://t.co/F1sdFBfvJN

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

Thank you to all the people who shared their stories, to the dedicated reporters who helped tell them and to those who have followed our work

[Miriam Wells @miriambcwells]

A phenomenal, and devastating, piece of work by @JessicaPurkiss and many others

[Bashar Deeb / بشار ديب @bash_deeb]

With their valuable contribution, +150 OSINT volunteers such as (but not limited to) @LOActualControl @marksnoeck, @EydouxT cody, seter, colan, ile, basti, biosboii, eydoux joined the efforts in gathering evidence of civilian harms in 21 incidents we looked into.

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

We've been busy! This thread details our latest investigations, what we did and who we worked with. Please take a look:

[Jessica Purkiss @JessicaPurkiss]

@TBIJ has been looking into airstrikes in Afghanistan for the last five years. Time and time again we've heard the same stories: families who have lost loved ones left searching for answers

[Bellingcat @bellingcat]

For the last 6 months @TBIJ have been investigating airstrikes in Afghanistan. It found evidence that in just 10 strikes, 115 civilians were killed, including 70 children.

We teamed up with @TBIJ and have published a case study of one of these strikes.

https://t.co/rQYxg3OgNP

[Fault Lines @AJFaultLines]

Fault Lines reports on how civilian deaths from airstrikes in Afghanistan are investigated and remembered, in partnership with @TBIJ.

We speak with families who lost loved ones to airstrikes and ask what options they have to seek justice.

Watch here: https://t.co/cp5VjZJvq8

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

Coming tomorrow: "Afghanistan: Civilian Loss in the US Air War". We worked with @AJFaultLines to look at accountability for airstrikes in Afghanistan

[Fault Lines @AJFaultLines]

As the US ramped up its air war in Afghanistan, civilian casualties from airstrikes reached record numbers.

We partnered with @TBIJ to ask what justice looks like for civilians who lost loved ones to airstrikes. Coming tomorrow: "Afghanistan: Civilian Loss in the US Air War."

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

But at the same time, reports suggest that the US will no longer be publishing key data on the airwar in Afghanistan. If true, this would be a worrying step backwards for transparency: https://t.co/2AxSggJNaV

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

Steps forward and backwards for military transparency. Firstly, good to see the Pentagon has released its annual report on civilian casualties from US operations. It shows 108 deaths in Afghanistan (much lower than UN estimates): https://t.co/v4xm0IwZkV

[Nick Donovan @nickpdonovan]

You can read that article - with more on Hemedti's family's gold company, and his younger brother's apparent RSF front companies (including Tradive), here:

/ENDS

https://t.co/ydVjtxYbCM

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

The @USAfricaCommand news comes just hours ahead of @amnesty's report showing evidence of civilian casualties from strikes in Somalia in Feb: https://t.co/pQqjQvQfST

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

Big news from Africom

[U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) @USAfricaCommand]

NEWS: U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Status Report Initiative
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Designed to increase transparency regarding allegations that are reported and demonstrate the U.S. military’s commitment to minimizing collateral damage in military operations.
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https://t.co/6kT6MtRavS

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

For all those who also want to reflect on something positive in these challenging times… we couldn’t be more proud of the difference our investigations made last year. Read all about it in our 2019 annual report! 🔎📝 https://t.co/QNKX7hKnxz

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

Thanks to the @TipOffPodcast for having us on to talk about one of our stories

[The Tip Off podcast @TipOffPodcast]

When @JessicaPurkiss got the photos of a bombed house in Afghanistan, at first all she could see was rubble. But there, in the image was a clue as to who had dropped the bomb. Working with Afghan journo JD and @nytimes' @trbrtc they put together the pieces https://t.co/NbqeYnIdmk

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

Thanks to all the over 150 people who signed up to help us dig into civilian harm allegations from strikes in Afghanistan. Real progress has already been made. The link to join this effort is in the thread below.

[Bellingcat @bellingcat]

We recently asked for your help gathering more info on strikes in Afghanistan. Over 150 people answered that call, and everyone's contributions are bringing us closer to answering some key questions. https://t.co/XLvucFg4wN

[Shadow Wars @tbijshadowwars]

OSINT folks: @TBIJ and @bellingcat are asking for your help to gather key information on over 20 airstrikes in Afghanistan. See this thread for more information.

[Bellingcat @bellingcat]

In the first 9 months of 2019, almost 600 civilians were killed by airstrikes in Afghanistan.

Now, @TBIJ and @Bellingcat are asking for your help investigating these strikes.
https://t.co/XLvucFg4wN