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alannah travers @AlannahTravers

Algorithmic Warfare and Civilian Harm PhD @qubschooloflaw @CeasefireCentre 🇮🇶 @c4jrOrg 📚 @SOASLaw 📮 alannahtravers@gmail.com

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alannah travers@AlannahTravers
5 Sep 2022
On the night train from #Baghdad to #Basra!
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alannah travers@AlannahTravers
Jun 12
On today's 12th anniversary of the Camp Speicher Massacre in #Iraq, @JiyanFoundation, @Speicher1700 @c4jrOrg launch an important report in English & Arabic - a Comparative Study of the Yazidi Survivors Law and Camp #Speicher Law: c4jr.org/wp-content/uploads/… c4jr.org/1206202630998

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And this is why algorithmic warfare is so problematic for civilian protection - the entire financial political ecosystem of modern defence rewards speed and threat neutralisation, w/safety regulations viewed as a threat to national security £$¥ growth. finance.yahoo.com/sectors/te…

The Pentagon's Push to Build an "Arsenal of Freedom" Is Turning Into a Multiyear Windfall for...

The Department of Defense (DOD) is making an aggressive push to replace incumbent systems with artificial intelligence (AI) products.

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See this fantastic article - 'The military use of AI and the law of armed conflict' - by @aurelsari & Geraint Evans. "It is ultimately for States to determine what the law demands," they write - and industry will only build what has been legally demanded.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The military use of AI and the law of armed conflict: what role for government and industry?

The UK has committed itself to the responsible adoption of AI technologies for military use. While the Ministry of Defence has published detailed guidance on the ethical dimension of military AI, s...

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يوسف سيرجو
@hyd_91
Jun 12
لكي لا ننسى.. "أم قصي" من صلاح الدين ليست مجرد اسم، بل قلب #العراق النابض. قبل اثني عشر عامًا، وقفت بوجه المـ ـوت وحدها، وأنقذت ثمانيةً وخمسين شابًا من جحيم سبايكر، وانتشلتهم من بين الخطر إلى الحياة. خاطرت بنفسها وبأبنائها، ولم تسأل من أين هم، بل رأت فيهم أبناءها جميعًا. هذه أم عراقية كتبت معنى الوطن بالدـم والدمع، فسيبقى موقفها العظيم حاضرًا في الذاكرة، ولن ينساه العراقيون. #بغداد
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𖤓 IRAQPOTAMIA
@IRAQPOTAMIA
Jun 12
بالنسبة لمن يرغبون في استكشاف خرائط جوجل وجوجل إيرث، تم تحديث صور معظم المدن إلى صور عام 2026، بما في ذلك: For those who like to explore Google earth and Google Maps, most cities have been updated to 2026 imagery including: - معظم بغداد - أربيل - الرمادي - السليمانية - البصرة - تكريت - كركوك - الحلة - most of Baghdad - Erbil - Ramadi - Sulaymaniya - Basra - Tikrit - Kirkuk - Hillah
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On today's 12th anniversary of the Camp Speicher Massacre in #Iraq, @JiyanFoundation, @Speicher1700 @c4jrOrg launch an important report in English & Arabic - a Comparative Study of the Yazidi Survivors Law and Camp #Speicher Law: c4jr.org/wp-content/uploads/… c4jr.org/1206202630998

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دراسة مقارنة بين قانون الناجيات الإيزيديات وقانون معسكر سبايكر: التنفيذ ونقاط التقاطع – C4JR

بمناسبة الذكرى الثانية عشرة لمجزرة معسكر سبايكر، يسرّ مؤسسة ژيان لحقوق الإنسان، ومنظمة ضحايا العراق في سبايكر 1700، وتحالف التعويضات العادلة (C4JR) إطلاق تقرير جديد بعنوان :دراسة مقارنة بين قانون...

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RT @MAShummary: Twelve years on, the Camp Speicher massacre remains a painful reminder of the human cost of extremism. We honour the memory…
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𖤓 IRAQPOTAMIA
@IRAQPOTAMIA
Jun 12
Hatra, Nineveh الحضر، نينوى
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Ala Talabani آلا طالباني@TalabaniAla
Jun 11
صورة الشهيد احمد و المئات من الصور المؤلمة لجريمة سبايكر لا تغادر ذهننا ويتجدد الألم والحزن عندما تاتي ذكراهم السنوية، شرف لي ان التقي والد الشهيد احمد و اخته فاطمة، التي وقفت شامخة حابسة آلامها لتلقي كلمة مليئة بالصبر والإيمان، لها مني الف تحية و كل الدعم ولكل عوائلهم الكريمة ،
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courtneybonneauimages
@cbonneauimages
Jun 12
🔴Summary of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory on 11/6/2026: 🟠 Airstrikes: 🔅 South: Outskirts of Rihan Kherbet Selm Jebchit Deir Kifa Zebqin Mansouri Qatrani Shoukin Kfarjouz Tyre Haboush Tairdaba Kfar Tebnit Abbasiya Toura Deir Qanoun El Nahr Sawaneh Majdalzoun Yatir Shaqra Nabatieh Nabatieh El Faouqa Qlawiya 🔅 Beqaa: Sahmar Jroud Nahle 🟠 Drones: Nabatieh Haboush Shahabieh Mashghara Kfarsir Jouya Rihan Ain El Mazrab Al-Hawsh Sahmar 🟠 Artillery Bombardment: Nabatieh City Nabatieh al-Fawqa Kfar Rumman Kfar Shuba Wadi Zibqin Sahmar Srifa Ali al-Taher Jebchit Al-Mansouri Al-Haniyah Barashit Safad al-Batikh Kharbat Selm Toulin Burj Qalawiyah Video is my footage from Abbasiyeh raid
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@cbonneauimages
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🔴Summary of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory on 10/6/2026:* 🟠Airstrikes: 🔅 South: Adchit Al-Maaliya Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr Burj Qalawiya Barashit Hanawiya Haboush Al-Haniya Kharbat Selm Haris Kfar Rumman Al-Qalila Zibqin Sajd Heights Majdalzoun Al-Bazouriyya Khardali River course Nabatieh Kfar Rumman Bnaafoul Deir Al-Zahrani Al-Masaken-Sour Siddiqin Al-Mansouri Nabatieh Al-Fouqa Kharbat Al-Duweir-Al-Babliya Ansariyya Houmin Al-Fouqa Kfardounin Al-Ghassaniya Arab Salim Srifa Kfar Tirdaba 🔅 Beqaa: Sahmar Yahmar Zalaya Lusia 🟠 Drones strikes: Kfardounine Tirdaba Al-Duwayr Kfar Rumman Sahmar Mashghara Abba Haboush Saida Al-Majadel Al-Rayhan 🟠 Artillery shelling: Nahr Qalya Kfardounine Shaqra Safad al-Batikh Lusia (West Bekaa) Deir Mimas Al-Qusayba Al-Ghandouriya Toulin Froun Al-Qalila Jebshit Srifa Yatir Al-Mansouri Zibqin Nabatieh al-Fowqa
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Here’s a cheery article by Matthew Sparkes @newscientist - Fully autonomous drones with no human oversight have killed soldiers on the battlefield for the first time. Victims of the automated quadcopter drones included “a couple of soldiers, one truck.” ⚠️ newscientist.com/article/252…

Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed...

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Although, of course, too many people have already been killed as a result of data-driven computational systems. Such as Abdul-Rahman al-Rawi, a 20 year old student who was killed in an AI-assisted US airstrike in #Iraq in 2024, as reported by @airwars here independent.co.uk/news/world…

AI, a dead student, and US airstrikes: The civilian caught up in a new age of warfare

As debate grows over the role of AI in military strikes in the bombing of Iran, scrutiny has turned to civilians caught up in the destruction. An investigation by The Independent and conflict...

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"Violations must have consequences for the perpetrators, not just the most vulnerable." - ✍️ Emanuela-Chiara Gillard @CHIntLaw Even with specific/special protections, hospitals and medical centres remain at risk in today's asymmetrical armed conflicts. ⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2026/06/add…

Addressing the crisis of medical care in armed conflict

Better understanding of the rules of international humanitarian law protecting medical care in armed conflict needs to be accompanied by the commitment of states and organized armed groups to respect...

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The Costs of War Project
@CostsOfWar
Jun 11
"Energy prices were once again responsible for the increase in the consumer price index," notes reporting from The Guardian. People in the U.S. have paid an extra $57 billion in fuel costs since the start of the war in Iran. theguardian.com/business/202…
Headline from The Guardian: Trump says 'I love the inflation' as rate rises to 4.2% amid Iran war pressure

ALT Headline from The Guardian: Trump says 'I love the inflation' as rate rises to 4.2% amid Iran war pressure

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Another day, another US strike on civilian infrastructure - water facilities in southern #Iran, via @trbrtc @ckoettl @johnismay @ArtemisChats. “Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for @CENTCOM, said the military is aware of the reports and is looking into them.”nytimes.com/2026/06/10/world…

Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility...

It is unclear if the U.S. intentionally struck the facility or knew what it was. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime.

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Christiaan Triebert
@trbrtc
Jun 11
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the United States hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl @johnismay @ArtemisChats
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Giulio Coppi@GiulioWolfe
19 May 2021
I'm going to pin this and RT every single day until someone is held accountable for these war crimes. Eleven children receiving NRC trauma care killed in their homes by Israeli air strikes. #Gaza #ShaikhJarrah #Palestine nrc.no/news/2021/may/11-chil…

Eleven children receiving NRC trauma care killed in their homes by Israeli air strikes | NRC

The Norwegian Refugee Council confirmed today that 11* of over 60 children killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza over the last week were participating i...

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Ali Al-Baroodi علي البارودي@AliBaroodi
May 27
Happy Eid Aladha for all Muslims around the world. It's the first Eid prayer in Pr . Jonah Mosque as it has been recently reopened. The shrine was blown out by ISIS 12 yrs ago, rebuilt by a local NGO on fundraising. It evokes a tornado of emotions. #عيد_الأضحى_المبارك
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RT @Care2much18: This is how Belfast looks on my femicide map. Each of the ~1,000 pins is for a woman or girl murdered in Belfast between…
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