# Airwars
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{{Short description|Nonprofit organization in London}}
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| founder = Chris Woods
| headquarters = London, England
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| region_served = Iraq, Syria and Libya
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'''Airwars''' is a London, UK-based[{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Pentagon: 801 civilians killed in coalition airstrikes | website=Fox News | date=November 30, 2017 | url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/pentagon-801-civilians-killed-in-coalition-airstrikes | access-date=April 4, 2018}}] not-for-profit company that tracks and archives the international air war against [Islamic State](/source/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant) and other groups in [Iraq](/source/Iraq), [Syria](/source/Syria) and [Libya](/source/Libya), and assesses and follows up on credible allegations of civilian casualties from [coalition](/source/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_%E2%80%93_Operation_Inherent_Resolve), Russian, Turkish, Israeli, and domestic Libya airstrikes.[{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Rights groups: Many casualties in Mosul from heavy weapons | website=Fox News | date=June 9, 2017 | url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/rights-groups-many-casualties-in-mosul-from-heavy-weapons | access-date=April 4, 2018}}][{{cite web | title=Battle against ISIS in Mosul left over 9,000 dead | website=New York Post | date=December 20, 2017 | url=https://nypost.com/2017/12/20/battle-against-isis-in-mosul-left-over-9000-dead/ | access-date=April 4, 2018}}][{{cite web | title=Reuters News - U.S.-led forces acknowledge killing 51 more civilians in Iraq, Syria | website=Townhall | date=October 26, 2017 | url=https://townhall.com/news/world/2017/10/26/usled-forces-acknowledge-killing-51-more-civilians-in-iraq-syria-n2400769 | access-date=April 4, 2018}}]
Airwars was founded by investigative journalist Chris Woods[{{cite web | title=Syria becomes a testing ground as Russia revives its defence industry | website=The National | date=13 March 2018 | url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/syria-becomes-a-testing-ground-as-russia-revives-its-defence-industry-1.712786 | access-date=April 4, 2018}}] in late 2014. It was registered in England and Wales as a private company limited by guarantee in August 2016.[{{cite web|title=AIRWARS - Overview|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10314448|publisher=[Companies House](/source/Companies_House)|accessdate=8 January 2018|language=en}}]
==Methodology==
Airwars draws on a number of information sources including [NGOs](/source/Non-governmental_organization), monitoring groups such as the [United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq](/source/United_Nations_Assistance_Mission_in_Iraq) (UNAMI), international and local news agencies, social media sites including local residents’ groups, in-country researchers, [Facebook](/source/Facebook) pages, [YouTube](/source/YouTube) footage of incidents, [tweets](/source/twitter) relating to specific events and from military and other government sources.[{{cite web |title=Our methodology |url=https://airwars.org/about/methodology/ |accessdate=16 May 2018 |website=Airwars}}]
==Funding==
Sources of funding include [Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust](/source/Joseph_Rowntree_Charitable_Trust), [Open Society Foundations](/source/Open_Society_Foundations) and [Stichting Democratie en Media](/source/%3Anl%3AStichting_Democratie_en_Media).[{{cite web | title=Non profit. What is Airwars ? | website=www.sneezz.info | date=January 20, 2017 | url=http://www.sneezz.info/2017/01/non-profit-what-airwars | access-date=April 4, 2018 | archive-date=April 5, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405101700/http://www.sneezz.info/2017/01/non-profit-what-airwars | url-status=dead }}]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://airwars.org/ Airwars - official website]
*{{cite web|last1=O'Brien|first1=Sara Ashley|title=YouTube and Syria: Tech's role as archivist|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/08/24/technology/culture/youtube-syria-videos/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824192631/http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/24/technology/culture/youtube-syria-videos/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 24, 2017|website=CNNtech|publisher=CNN|accessdate=December 21, 2017|date=2017-08-24}}
*{{cite news|last1=Jaffe|first1=Greg|title=How A Woman In England Tracks Civilian Deaths In Syria, One American Bomb At A Time|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/how-a-woman-in-england-tracks-civilians-killed-in-syria-one-bomb-at-a-time/2017/05/14/f5601d16-29e1-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66_story.html|accessdate=21 December 2017|agency=The Washington Post|publisher=WP Company LLC|date=May 15, 2017}}
*{{cite web|last1=Gibbons-Neff|first1=Thomas|title=Airstrike monitoring group overwhelmed by claims of U.S.-caused civilian casualties|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-airstrike-civilian-casualties-20170324-story.html|website=Chicago Tribune|date=24 March 2017 |accessdate=21 December 2017}}
Category:Non-profit organisations based in London
Category:Organizations established in 2014
Category:Anti-war movement
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