Every topic in the Collateral Murder archive
The archive is split into six sections. Each one has a hub page with the full list underneath it.
The Incident
What happened in the sky and on the street in New Baghdad on 12 July 2007, phase by phase.
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- Collateral Murder The full story of the 2007 Baghdad airstrike and the leaked cockpit video that made the w…
- An Analysis of Collateral Murder A careful reading of what the footage does and does not show, phase by phase, and where t…
- Timeline of Events Every dated event in this story in order, from the surge that put American infantry in th…
- Collateral Murder Primary Sources and Documents The documents, reports and archives this whole site rests on, with a plain guide to which…
Everything in the incident
- What Happened on 12 July 2007
- The Strike on the Van
- The Missile Strike on the Building
- New Baghdad: The District Where It Happened
- How Apache Gunsight Footage Works
- The Rules of Engagement in Iraq in 2007
- The Army 15-6 Investigation into the Airstrike
- Crazyhorse 1-8: The Crew in the Aircraft
- Bravo Company, 2-16 Infantry: The Soldiers on the Ground
- Saleh Matasher Tomal: The Man Who Stopped
- Sajad and Doaha: The Children in the Van
- The Aftermath of Collateral Murder: Military Reforms and Policies
- Myths and Misconceptions About the Video
Whistleblowers and Journalists
The people who were killed doing journalism, and the people who risked everything to make the footage public.
Everything in whistleblowers and journalists
- Namir Noor-Eldeen: The Photographer Who Was 22
- Saeed Chmagh: The Life and Legacy of a Reuter’s Journalist
- Saeed Chmagh and the Impact of War on Journalists
- Ethan McCord: From Soldier to Whistleblower
- Josh Stieber and the Letter of Apology
- Bradley (Chelsea) Manning: The Whistleblower Behind the Leak
- Adrian Lamo: The Man Who Turned Manning In
- The Manning Court-Martial: Verdict and Sentence
- The Commutation and Release of Chelsea Manning
- The Role of Whistleblowers in Exposing War Crimes
- Protection of Journalists and Whistleblowers in War Zones
- Reuters and the Three-Year Fight for the Footage
- Press Freedom After Collateral Murder
WikiLeaks and the Release
How the footage got out, how it was published, and what it did to the idea of a government secret.
Everything in wikileaks and the release
- How WikiLeaks Decrypted and Released the Video
- The National Press Club Release, 5 April 2010
- The 38-Minute Video and the 17-Minute Edit
- Julian Assange: Hero or Villain?
- Julian Assange’s Influence on Digital Activism
- Wikileaks and Its Global Impact: A Comprehensive Overview
- The Iraq War Logs: What Wikileaks Revealed
- The Iraq War Diaries: Insights from Wikileaks
- How Collateral Murder Influenced Digital Transparency and Government Secrecy
- WikiLeaks: A Force for Good or a National Security Threat?
- The Legacy of Wikileaks in Modern Media
Courts and Consequences
Court-martials, indictments, extradition hearings and the question nobody has answered: who was held responsible?
Everything in courts and consequences
- Why Nobody Was Prosecuted Over the Airstrike
- The Espionage Act Charges Against Julian Assange
- The 2024 Plea Deal That Ended the Case
- The Legal Battles of Julian Assange: A Timeline
- Latest Update on Julian Assange: What’s Next for the WikiLeaks Founder?
- Human Rights Organizations and Their Response to Collateral Murder
Ethics and the Media
What a camera in a gunsight does to an audience, and what news organisations owe the people in the frame.
Everything in ethics and the media
- How War Footage Shapes Public Opinion
- How to Check a Piece of War Footage
- Collateral Murder: Media Coverage and Public Response
- David Finkel's The Good Soldiers: The Book That Described It First
- How Reuters and Other Newsrooms Reacted
- The Ethics of Leaking Classified Military Footage
- Ethics in Warfare: Civilians as Collateral Damage
- Collateral Murder: Ethical Implications and Reactions
- Wikileaks’ Influence on the Iraq War Public Opinion
The War Around It
Baghdad in 2007, the surge, the counting of the dead, and why one morning in one district looked the way it did.
Everything in the war around it
- Baghdad in 2007 and the Surge
- Iraq Body Count and How the Iraqi Dead Were Counted
- Timeline of Key Events in the Iraq War
- The Impact of the Iraq War on Civilians: Statistics and Stories
- How the Iraq War Changed Modern Warfare: Lessons Learned
- Civilian Impact of Modern Warfare Explained
- How Long Since U.S. Troops Left Iraq in 2011?
The 2026 Iran War
The war that began on 28 February 2026, and the strike on a girls' school in Minab that became its defining atrocity.
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- The Minab School Airstrike, 28 February 2026 Two missiles, minutes apart, on a school in southern Iran. The second hit the room where …
Everything in the 2026 iran war
- Timeline of the Minab School Attack
- Counting the Dead at Minab
- Double-Tap Strikes and the People Who Come to Help
- Who Was Responsible for the Minab Strike
- The 2026 Iran War: What Happened
- Minab and Baghdad: The Same Shape, Nineteen Years Apart
- Oil Price Chart: How the Iran War Repriced a Barrel
- Gold Price Chart: War, Inflation and a Broken Pattern
- Has Bitcoin Become a Safe Haven in an Age of Endless War?
Collateral Killings in History
The incidents that set the terms for how civilian deaths in war are counted, argued about and answered for.
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- The Biggest Collateral Killings in History An index of the incidents people argue about when they argue about civilian deaths in war…
Everything in collateral killings in history
- The My Lai Massacre, 16 March 1968
- The No Gun Ri Massacre, July 1950
- The Amiriyah Shelter Bombing, 13 February 1991
- The Haditha Killings, 19 November 2005
- The Nisour Square Massacre, 16 September 2007
- The Kunduz Hospital Airstrike, 3 October 2015
- The Uruzgan Convoy Attack, 21 February 2010
- The Kabul Drone Strike, 29 August 2021
- Bloody Sunday in Derry, 30 January 1972
- The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, 6 August 1945
- The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, 9 August 1945
- The Tokyo Firebombing, 9 to 10 March 1945
- The Bombing of Dresden, 13 to 15 February 1945
