12.12.17
Drone Warfare
US strikes in Somalia shot up in November, with American planes carrying out five times as many strikes as they did in the previous month.
22.11.17
Questions for US on the air war remain unanswered, Bureau finds
19.11.17
Rate of air strikes doubles under Trump
15.11.17
Confusion and anger follow US airstrike in Afghanistan
06.11.17
Sources suggest that many civilians may have been killed
13.10.17
The US dropped 751 weapons on Afghanistan in September, a seven-year high, but carried out fewer strikes.
06.10.17
This article was based on US Air Force data which it has since changed, making our findings no longer accurate.
02.10.17
US military investigating loss of unmanned plane
30.09.17
In Afghanistan, civilians are enmeshed in the bitter conflict between US troops and the Taliban
18.09.17
A US strike hits Pakistan for the fifth time this year
13.09.17
The US carried out its first combat airdrop in Afghanistan in more than two years last month, signalling a possible deterioration of security
06.09.17
A monthly update on the covert US war on terror.
22.08.17
Trump escalates Afghanistan war. 3,900 more US troops to be sent. So far this year there have been three times as many airstrikes
07.08.17
28.07.17
US strikes are raining down on the group in Nangarhar province, but no one is really sure who they are hitting.
25.05.17
US military operations against the Taliban have dramatically escalated during the Trump presidency, despite combat operations against the group ending over two years ago
22.05.17
The US has spent more than $70bn on Afghan security. But the defence against the Taliban is falling to some very unconventional soldiers.
27.04.17
US jets and drones have carried out 85 strikes in Yemen since Donald Trump's inauguration, more than in all of 2015 and 2016 combined.
06.03.17
If confirmed, an attack on Thursday which killed two militants would be the first US strike on in Pakistan since May last year - raising the possibility of a shift in policy.
02.03.17
The 20 strikes were carried out over one morning, targeting fighters from the regional arm of al Qaeda, their equipment and infrastructure.