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Rowena De Silva
@rowenadesilva.bsky.social
investigator @airwars.bsky.social

https://airwars.org/authors/rowena-de-silva/
Reposted by Rowena De Silva
Tonight we celebrate @joedyke.bsky.social, @rowenadesilva.bsky.social, Nathan Walker, Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen, @sanjanamv.bsky.social and staff of @airwars.bsky.social for the Kim Wall Award for “Cutting-Edge Open-Source Investigations into Harm in Gaza.” youtu.be/UlV2yTO50hI #OPCAwards86
The Kim Wall Award 2024
YouTube video by OPC America (OPC of America)
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April 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Airwars' The Killings They Tweeted - an analysis of Israeli military strike footage in Gaza - is a finalist in the CIR Open Source Film Awards mid-form category.

You can view the film here: idf-tweets-gaza.airwars.org

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March 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Reposted by Rowena De Silva
In the largest public analysis of Israeli military strike footage, this investigation uncovered the killing of more than 400 civilians from strikes in Gaza that the Israeli military itself published online.

Made by @airwars.bsky.social in collaboration with @skynewsrss.bsky.social
The Killings They Tweeted | An Airwars Investigation
YouTube video by Airwars.org
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March 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Reposted by Rowena De Silva
The OSMP offers nearly 1000 reference images of a variety of munitions from active conflict zones, each reviewed and assessed by at least two munitions experts.
They also have easy to understand guides to key munition types, explainer videos, and a glossary of key terms.
March 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Since the fragile Gaza ceasefire, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have returned home.

Airwars’ new short film, A Long Return, presents two videos of the same road taken before and after the war, showing how 'home' has been rendered unrecognisable.

long-return.airwars.org
A Long Return - Airwars
A short film juxtaposing two videos along the same section of Salah al-Din Road, a main thoroughfare connecting north and south Gaza
long-return.airwars.org
March 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The new issue of Fragments is out, featuring an article on OS methods used in our @airwars.bsky.social investigation, 'The Killings They Tweeted'. I wrote about the importance of interrogating military narratives of precision when it comes to the deployment of munitions in densely populated areas.
4/5 Rowena De Silva shares the open-source investigative methods of @airwars.bsky.social used in their recent investigation of IDF strike footage in Gaza, where more than 400 civilians were likely killed in just 17 strikes.
February 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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4/5 Rowena De Silva shares the open-source investigative methods of @airwars.bsky.social used in their recent investigation of IDF strike footage in Gaza, where more than 400 civilians were likely killed in just 17 strikes.
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Determining the true scale of lives lost in Syria’s 14-year conflict is essential for transitional justice. But is a final civilian casualty count possible?

Airwars investigator @rowenadesilva.bsky.social spoke to experts for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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Tallying Syria’s War Dead
With Assad deposed, many obstacles stand in the way of a final casualty count
newlinesmag.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Determining the true scale of lives lost in Syria’s 14-year conflict is essential for accountability and transitional justice. But is a final civilian casualty count possible?

for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

newlinesmag.com/argument/tal...
Tallying Syria’s War Dead
With Assad deposed, many obstacles stand in the way of a final casualty count
newlinesmag.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM