TBIJ

20.09.17

Europe Under Scrutiny

Online battle for right wing hearts and minds in German election

The German right fights to build its new Breitbart

22.08.17

Drone Warfare

Trump, like Obama, is ensnared by Afghanistan

Trump escalates Afghanistan war. 3,900 more US troops to be sent. So far this year there have been three times as many airstrikes

28.07.17

Drone Warfare

Islamic State in Afghanistan: Is US assault working?

US strikes are raining down on the group in Nangarhar province, but no one is really sure who they are hitting.

08.06.17

Kidnapped and never seen again: UAE accused of forced disappearances in Yemen

The small Gulf state is a major ally for the US in the Middle East - but a Bureau investigation reveals there are serious questions to be asked about how it carries out its counterterrorism operations...

22.05.17

Drone Warfare

Meet the amputees fighting America's longest war

The US has spent more than $70bn on Afghan security. But the defence against the Taliban is falling to some very unconventional soldiers.

18.04.17

Lobbying’s Hidden Influence

How to make Republican friends and influence people

A mysterious contract between a Turkish organisation and the son of Republican grandee James Baker deepens questions about the country’s attempts to influence US politics and public opinion.

27.02.17

Fake News

The future of 'fake news'?

A map purporting to show crimes by refugees in Germany employs sophisticated methods of information manipulation.

20.01.17

Drone Warfare

White House releases annual counterterrorism CIVCAS figures

The outgoing Obama administration says it killed one civilian and 431-441 combatants in counterterrorism strikes last year – contrasting slightly with the Bureau’s estimate.

19.01.17

Drone Warfare

Trump, Obama and the future of targeted killing

Obama developed a defining policy architecture which his successor Donald Trump now inherits: the ability to kill suspected terrorists anywhere without US personnel having to leave their bases.

04.01.17

Drone Warfare

US air strike killed Afghan police being held in Taliban prison

The US is pursuing a conventional aerial campaign against the Taliban with virtually no troops on the ground to provide reliable intelligence to guide it.

03.10.16

Privatised War

Private contractors fighting Pentagon’s online war against Islamic State

An official says the Pentagon's “robust online program” operates using “truthful information directed toward regional audiences to combat ISIL’s (Islamic State’s) lies and deception.”

02.10.16

Fake News

Fake news and false flags

The PR firm's $500 million contract with the Pentagon included making fake insurgent videos which could be used to track the people who watched them.

20.09.16

Binary Options

How Brits lose millions to UK’s biggest scam while government stands by

The Bureau spoke to dozens of people across the UK who had been targeted by a range of different companies. Many people have had money taken off their credit cards without consent.

23.03.16

Drone Warfare

US airstrike on al Qaeda training camp ‘kills 50’ – biggest Pentagon attack in Yemen for five years

US jets kill at least 40 AQAP fighters in eastern Yemen.

18.02.16

Drone Warfare

US airstrikes in Afghanistan killing civilians at greatest rate for seven years, new figures show

UN and US data show leap in civilian casualty rate from airstrikes in Afghanistan.

18.02.16

Drone Warfare

The Mystery of Khost: Did a US drone kill 14 innocent Afghans as they prepared a funeral?

The full feature on what happened in Khost on June 5 2015.

19.01.16

Privatised War

Baghdad kidnappings: Were American civilians working for US defence giant?

Two of three missing US civilians kidnapped by Shiite militia forces in Baghdad at the weekend are believed to have been working for General Dynamics on a “critical” multimillion dollar deal in Iraq.