Dutch journalist makes documentary with victims of Hawija airstrike
Documentary
In 'Als de Bom Valt’, Danny Ghosen travels to Hawija to let the victims of the 2015 Dutch airstrike share their story.
This project investigates the direct, reverberating and compounding civilian harm effects of a 2015 Dutch airstrike on Hawija, Iraq. This was just one of over 34.000 airstrikes conducted by the US-led Coalition against ISIS across Syria and Iraq. ‘After the Strike’ examines not only the devastating physical, psychological and infrastructural toll of remote airstrikes in urban rebel-held areas but also the meanings civilians ascribe to the harm inflicted upon them. It underscores how unresolved grievances and unmet demands for acknowledgment, apology, and individual compensation may sow the seeds for future violence.
Liesbeth Zegveld sues Dutch state on behalf of Hawija victims
News
Dr Gould discusses Zegveld’s case in the NOS podcast 'Met het Oog op Morgen'.
IRW discusses the case of Hawija at PAX Protection of Civilians Conference
Conference
Event: Dr Lauren Gould, Project Leader of IRW, speaks about ongoing research on the 2015 Dutch airstrike of Hawija at the PAX Protection of Civilians Conference
After the Dust Settles: Seeking Acknowledgement and Justice
Report
How was the 2015 bombing on Hawija experienced and interpreted on social media? A team of students from Utrecht University collaborated with IRW and PAX to answer this question. Their findings are now available in a research report.
Strategic ignorance and the legitimation of remote warfare: The Hawija bombardments
Article
This article by IRW Dr Lauren Gould and Dr Nora Stel was recently published by Security Dialogue.
IRW, PAX, and Airwars conduct joint research project on civilian harm in Hawija
Project
PAX tells Airwars what they observed and heard while walking through Hawija and talking to the victims of the 2015 Dutch airstrike that killed 70 and destroyed over 400 buildings.
After Hawija: The Way Forward for the Dutch Ministry of Defence
Recommendations
In this post, we provide the statement from the consortium of civil society organisations, including IRW, which reflects on the "Roadmap Process" with the Dutch MoD.
Voices from Hawija: Listening six years later
Commentary
Today marks 6 years exactly since the Dutch airstrike on Hawija. Researchers at IRW Isa Zoetbrood and Guusje Bloemen together with Ali Maleki, research consultant at PAX for peace, introduce our joint ongoing research with local partner Al-Ghad that investigates the civilian harm effects of the airstrike.
How Remote Warfare Blows Back: A Case Study of Hawija
Project
The IRW teams up with Pax and introduces a new Community Engagement Learning project to study the reverberating effects of the Dutch airstike on Hawija, Iraq.
More drones, more war
Op-ed
The notion that deploying drones will enable militaries to conduct war with greater precision and less civilian harm is neither new, nor accurate argues the IRW team in an op-ed for the Dutch newspaper the NRC.