
An Anatomy of an Airstrike: The Report
An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

Chapter 1: Airstrikes Globally | An Anatomy of an Airstrike: An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

Chapter 2: Case Study - Garmsir, Afghanistan | An Anatomy of an Airstrike: An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

Chapter 3: SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | An Anatomy of an Airstrike: An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

Chapter 4: SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities | An Anatomy of an Airstrike: An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

Chapter 6: SDG 4: Quality Education | An Anatomy of an Airstrike: An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

Chapter 7: Other Considerations | An Anatomy of an Airstrike: An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

Conclusion and Recommendations | An Anatomy of an Airstrike: An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.

An in-depth look at the history, use, and harm of airstrikes in modern warfare. According to the US Air Force, between 2013-2020, they released a total of 139,919 weapons over Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. That’s an average of 17,490 a year, or 48 per day, for eight years straight.

Government ends appeal to Supreme Court on arms to Saudi Arabia, but decides it can continue sales. UK has licensed at least £5.3 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the conflict began in March 2015.

Dozens of Yemeni civilians have been killed by Saudi airstrikes in recent weeks, raising questions as to whether the West should continuing arming this Gulf State.

This report analyses the impact of air-dropped bombs in Yemen, mortar attacks on the Syrian-Jordanian border and multiple-rocket attacks in Ukraine.