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The challenges of conflict reporting – when injuries from explosive weapons don’t make the news
Research that reveals how the reporting of injuries in English-language media reporting drops off as conflict intensifies.
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Eight years of global explosive violence reviewed: 2011-2018
We examine the trends and patterns that have emerged over the course of eight years of explosive violence monitoring.
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Monitoring explosive violence in 2018
In 2018, AOAV recorded 32,110 deaths and injuries from the use of explosive weapons around the world.
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Drone strikes in Pakistan followed by increase in suicide attacks, AOAV study finds
Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) collaborated with Professor Mike Spagat and Luqman Saeed of Royal Holloway University to investigate the relationship between drone strikes and suicide attacks in Pakistan.
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RAF claims 4,315 enemies killed and injured in Syria and Iraq, with just one civilian casualty
According to data released to AOAV, the British MOD estimates that RAF strikes in Iraq and Syria have killed and injured some 4,315 enemies between September 2014 and January 2019.
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The reverberating effects of explosive weapon use in Syria
Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) conducted research into the reverberating effects of explosive violence in Syria. Presented here are the key findings.
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UK arms exports examined
The UK has exported arms to 29 of the 30 countries that appear in its current list of 'countries of concern'. This report examines this concerning reality.
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When the bombs fall silent: the reverberating effects of explosive weapons
An overview and key findings from AOAV's latest report on the reverberating impacts of explosive weapons, 'When the bombs fall silent'.
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Explosive violence data
19 MayGet AOAV’s explosive violence data
Are you interested in getting our key data from our Explosive Violence Monitor between 2011 - 2017? If so, here it is.
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Drone warfare
25 JulDrone-warfare and notions of heroism and masculinity in conflict examined
Where do the operators of unmanned aerial vehicles fit within increasingly blurred understanding of what it means to be a ‘heroic’ soldier? This article examines the drone through the gender lens.
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Media reporting
15 AugOut of sight: British press ignores the continuing horror in Afghanistan
An examination of UK news outlets shows that some of Britain's most influential press outlets have severely under-reported civilian casualties from explosive weapons in Afghanistan.
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US Air Strikes
6 SepThe language of US air strikes examined
Exploring the narratives of US air-power: from uncritical media reporting to the lie inherent in the term 'precision bombing' - how America came to justify its air strikes to the world and itself
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2019 data
5 JulSix months of explosive violence in 2019 examined
In the first six months of 2019, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has recorded over 12,900 casualties from explosive violence.
Latest Manufactured Explosive Weapons news
From cluster munitions to Grad rockets, the use of manufactured explosive weapons by states (and increasingly non-state actors) has had devastating impacts on civilians the world over. When planes drop bombs or artillery lets loose on populated areas, the vast majority of those killed and injured will invariably be civilians. AOAV seeks to catalogue the harm such use of force brings, and offers insight into how states can reduce the impact of such weapon use.
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Latest Improvised Explosive Device (IED) news
Over 50% of civilians killed or injured by explosive weapons in recent years have been the victims of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Almost exclusively used by non-state actors such as ISIS or the Taliban, IEDs have devastating impact on the lives of civilians the world over. From car bombs to suicide vests, road-side IEDS to booby-traps, AOAV seeks to identify the drivers and consequences of the use of such pernicious weapons.
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Latest Explosive Violence Monitor updates
Since 2011, AOAV has been recording the global harm wrought by explosive weapons on civilians. Through monitoring English language media reports, we demonstrate consistent patterns of harm arising from the use of explosive violence, in particular their effects on civilian populations. These reports are issued annually with monthly updates.
