Opinion

Playing With Fire: The Shadowy US ‘Kill Chain’ in Russia

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jun 2, 2026 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

World War Trump

Nick Turse / TomDispatch May 22, 2026 Since January 2025, the U.S. has killed more than 2,000 civilians in a furious blitz of global war-making across Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

As Militaries Expand Drone Usage, Populations Live in Terror

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft May 21, 2026 What governments are hailing as the future, ordinary civilians from Ukraine to Congo call harbingers of death and destruction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.

Hannah Allam / ProPublica Mar 11, 2026 The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Military

New US Cluster Bombs Pose ‘Severe, Foreseeable Dangers’

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Feb 19, 2026 Critics say Washington should walk away from a $210 million contract for Israeli-made weapons. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

The Pentagon Refuses Responsibility for the Lives They’ve Ruined

Nick Turse / TomDispatch May 26, 2024 Over the decades, the DoD has been responsible for the deaths of scores of civilians, but compensating those harmed has never been a serious priority. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Palestinian Civilian Crisis

Peter Kuper Feb 19, 2024 Dig deeper

Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills 62 at Prayer

RAHIM FAIEZ / The Associated Press Oct 18, 2019 The violence comes a day after a United Nations report said that Afghan civilians are dying in record numbers in the country's increasingly brutal war. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Mission Accomplished’ in Syria, Trump Declares on Twitter

ROBERT BURNS, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2018 But Syrian allies Russia and Iran call the use of force by Western allies a "military crime" and "act of aggression" with the potential to worsen a humanitarian crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.N. Official Calls for 30-Day Syria Cease-Fire

The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia reacts by saying a humanitarian cease-fire is "not realistic" because "the terrorists" are keeping up attacks. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

More Warfare, Bombing, Deaths in Trump’s First Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 26, 2018 The American public’s lack of attention to the president’s violent and dangerous foreign policy helps explain our ongoing wars. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Taliban Siege on Afghan Hotel Ends After 13 Hours; 18 Dead

RAHIM FAIEZ / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2018 The extremist Islamic group claims responsibility for the attack at the heavily guarded luxury hotel, almost six years after a similar strike. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )