Articles by Alice K Ross

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Drone Warfare: Who Is Dying in Afghanistan’s 1,000-Plus Drone Strikes?
Alice K Ross – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 28 Jul 2014

Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan researcher for Amnesty International, said operations could increasingly rely on the CIA and special forces, which both operate under high levels of secrecy, posing even bigger challenges for those attempting to track casualties.

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Covert Drone War: UN Report Identifies 30 Drone Strikes That Require ‘Public Explanation’
Alice K Ross – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 10 Mar 2014

1 Mar 2014 – A UN counter-terrorism expert has published the second report of his year-long investigation into drone strikes, highlighting 30 strikes where civilians are reported to have been killed.

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Citizenship Revoked: UK Home Secretary Pushes Through ‘Controversial’ Powers to Make People Stateless
Alice K Ross and Patrick Galey – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 3 Feb 2014

Currently [Home Secretary] May cannot revoke a person’s citizenship if it would make them stateless, so the power can only be used on dual nationals who would still have another nationality even if they lost their British citizenship.

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Revealed: US and Britain Launched 1,200 Drone Strikes in Recent Wars
Chris Woods and Alice K Ross – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 10 Dec 2012

Covert Drone War – Recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq have seen almost 1,200 drone strikes over the past five years, according to new data released to the Bureau [4 Dec 2012]. The information, much of it classified until now, shows that US Air Force drones carried out most of the 1,168 attacks. However British crews are also responsible for a significant portion of the strikes in Afghanistan.

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