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08.02.19

Shadow Wars

CIA-backed Afghan unit accused of atrocities is able to call in air strikes

The Bureau has evidence showing an Afghan special forces unit backed by the CIA is committing abuses and its on-the-ground activities are supported by US air strikes

29.01.19

Shadow Wars

Death and disappearance: Inside the world of privatised war

The story of Sabre, a private military company that mysteriously disappeared after a group of its employees were killed, offers a window onto the companies that profit in conflict zones worldwide

02.01.19

Shadow Wars

In photos: When a US strike hits a family home

US aircraft are regularly hitting buildings in Afghanistan as the war escalates, even though this is known to cause civilian casualties. This is how one such strike affected an Afghan family

20.12.18

Shadow Wars

US air strike data from Afghanistan takes step back in transparency

The US military has stopped publishing important information on its strikes in Afghanistan just two months after deciding to release it

01.12.18

Shadow Wars

Concern over civilian casualties as US hits 66 buildings

Newly released data from the US military shows that over 60 buildings were hit last month despite long-standing concerns that these kinds of strikes cause civilian casualties

11.10.18

Shadow Wars

US strikes causing civilian casualties more than double in Afghanistan

The UN has found civilian casualties from strikes have risen by 39 per cent, with the US responsible for over half of these

07.10.18

Shadow Wars

One Day In Afghanistan

Murder and maiming, shootings, explosions, air strikes: Using unpublished data and on-the-ground reporting we have compiled a list of all the attacks during one day in Afghanistan's forgotten war.

05.10.18

Shadow Wars

​ US ends blackout on Afghan air strike data

The US has publishing detailed information about its airstrikes in Afghanistan following a blackout reported by the Bureau

11.09.18

Shadow Wars

Deciphering the new CIA drone base in Niger

How the CIA is building an independent drone capability for Africa

04.09.18

Europe Under Scrutiny

Chemnitz: How alternative German "news" sites are stoking anti-immigrant anger

A cluster of right-wing websites which are gaining increasing prominence have helped spread a rumour that immigrants sexually assaulted a woman before murdering a man

30.07.18

Shadow Wars

Nangarhar: Descent into chaos

The region was one of the quieter parts of Afghanistan but now it's the focus of the killing.

02.05.18

Shadow Wars

US mulls more secrecy on drones

Trump administration considering overturning a key Obama-era policy that sought to make counter-terrorism operations more transparent, even as it ramps them up.

23.04.18

Shadow Wars

Executive who oversaw “black ops” in Iraq hired for anti-Qatar attack, Bureau reveals

Man who helped oversee Pentagon psyops account for PR firm hired to show Qatar’s links with terror

15.03.18

Shadow Wars

American PR firm defends its role in Saudi Arabia’s controversial corruption crackdown

Saudi Arabia massages its image with the aid of public relations ofensive

14.03.18

Shadow Wars

Trump’s Pentagon ups secrecy around US air wars

The Bureau explores how President Trump's administration is becoming less transparent on its rules of engagement for overseas wars

06.03.18

Shadow Wars

Foreign Office diplomat on "leave" at Saudi Crown Prince's PR firm

The senior UK diplomat is at the heart of a multimillion pound effort to rebrand Saudi Arabia

19.12.17

Drone Warfare

US counter terror air strikes double in Trump's first year

We take a look at strikes during Trump's first year in office

07.12.17

Lobbying’s Hidden Influence

Astroturfing, Twitterbots, Amplification - Inside the Online Influence Industry

How to manipulate social media with fake grassroots activity

15.11.17

Drone Warfare

US response further confuses controversial Kunduz strike

Confusion and anger follow US airstrike in Afghanistan

02.10.17

Drone Warfare

US drone shot down over Yemen

US military investigating loss of unmanned plane

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