Civilian deaths


A third of people killed in CIA drone strikes are civilians

A shocking new report has found that a third of the victims of CIA’s Taliban-targeting drone strikes in Pakistan are civilians — and those are just the ones the media knows about.

Propaganda war claims a real victim in Afghanistan

A young girl was killed in Afghanistan when an 18kg box of propaganda leaflets, dropped from the air by the British RAF, landed on her head.

Postcard from Iraq — Patraeus tells all

The report is in. Here are excerpts from General Petraeus’ Report to Congress, oultining his views on Iraqi security, troop numbers, and Iran.