A fulltext visualization of the iraq war logs jonathan stray. Wikileaks julian assange on afghan and iraq war logs and us embassy cables. Casualties of the iraq war injured, diseased, or other medical. Oct 25, 2010 as most readers probably know by now, julian assange, wikileaks leader, has gone ahead with the release of 391,832 secret documents related to the war in iraq. The war logs wikileaks documents interactive feature. The logs consist of over 91,000 afghan war documents, covering the period between january 2004 and december 2009.
The iraq war logs released by wikileaks, which are a version of the sigacts significant activities reports compiled from 20042009 by the united states military, 1 is not the first release of us military data on iraqi casualties. Collateral murder iraqafghanistan war logs 2010 to this day, wikileaks publishing of the iraq war footage showing a us apache helicopter shooting dead 12 people, including two reuters staff, is one of its most significant and talkedabout exposures. A fulltext visualization of the iraq war logs this is a description of some of the proofofconcept work that led to the overview prototype, originally posted elsewhere. The database covers events from the iraq war dating from 2004 through 2009, with the vast majority of entries classified at the secret level. Tor is an encrypted anonymising network that makes it harder to intercept internet communications, or see where communications are coming from or going to in order to use the wikileaks public submission system as detailed above you can download the tor browser bundle, which is a firefoxlike browser available for windows, mac os x and gnulinux and preconfigured to connect using the. This means that they can also contribute to a broader accounting of the total number of persons killed in the war, civilian and combatant alike. Violence peaked in december 2006, just two months before american troops arrived as part of what was later called the surge.
Devastating picture of war in iraq and afghanistan from. The wikileaks war logs disclose the conduct of british and us troops, as well as iraqis during the iraq conflict. The iraq war logs record deaths of all types, including combatant deaths that fall outside the scope of ibcs civilian deaths database. February 2005 mapping the iraqi election august 31, 2005 baghdad bridge disaster guardianinternet archive 2006. A fulltext visualization of the iraq war logs overview. The iraq and afghanistan war logs showed the true number of civilian deaths in iraq and is the most detailed record of war to date. The new york times had access to the documents and published a series of reports. The afghan war documents leak, also called the afghan war diary, is the disclosure of a collection of internal u. A huge trove of secret field reports from the battlegrounds of iraq sheds new light on the war, including such fraught subjects as civilian deaths, detainee abuse and the involvement of iran. Iraq war logs released by wikileaks shed new light. But then, alsoand i think this is the strongest parallel to dan ellsberg and the pentagon papersis the iraq and afghan war logs, that were released by wikileaks, gave us raw historical.
This collection contains usersubmitted videos that are primarily from middle eastern sources. Each dot is labelled by the three most characteristic words in that report. Here is the statistical breakdown and data for you to download get the data. The cables cover from 28th december 1966 to 28th february 2010 and originate from 274 embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions. Wikileaks releasing over 90,000 documents in afghan war diary see below for updates on afghan war diary and john kerrys statement. The full set consists of 251,287 documents, comprising 261,276,536 words seven times the size of the iraq war logs, the worlds previously largest classified information release. So they moved back the publication date to friday, october 22. Oct 23, 2010 a huge trove of secret field reports from the battlegrounds of iraq sheds new light on the war, including such fraught subjects as civilian deaths, detainee abuse and the involvement of iran. The documents are a set of over 391,000 reports which cover the war in iraq from 2004 to 2009 and afghanistan from 2004 to 2009.
Oct 25, 2010 the wikileaks war logs disclose the conduct of british and us troops, as well as iraqis during the iraq conflict. Iran accused of plotting attack on green zone the guardian, october 23, 2010 nick collins. Iraq war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Twelve weeks ago the bureau of investigative journalism was given access to the biggest leak of military documents in history. Torture, killing, children shot and how the us tried to. The iraq war documents leak is the disclosure to wikileaks of 391,832 united states army field reports, also called the iraq war logs, of the iraq war from 2004 to 2009 and published on the internet on 22 october 2010. Wikileaks had had no opportunity to redact them which, after the backlash in july, it wanted to do. The war logs suggest evidence of torture was ignored, and detail the deaths of thousands of iraqi civilians. During the six years covered by the reports, at least 175 private security contractors were killed. At right are the details of one of the citys deadliest days, dec. Nov 03, 2010 twelve weeks ago the bureau of investigative journalism was given access to the biggest leak of military documents in history. Dec 10, 2010 interpreting the iraq war, december 2006 this is a picture of the 11,616 sigact significant action reports from december 2006, the bloodiest month of the war.
In late september, assange pleaded for an extension. Dcs a10c warthog beta mission based loosely on a report from the. Dec 10, 2010 a fulltext visualization of the iraq war logs this is a description of some of the proofofconcept work that led to the overview prototype, originally posted elsewhere. The 391,832 reports the iraq war logs, document the war and occupation in iraq, from 1st january 2004 to 31st december 2009 except for the months of may 2004 and march 2009 as told by soldiers in the united states army. Oct 23, 2010 the reports make it clear that most civilians, by far, were killed by other iraqis.
The sexual harassment charges also affected the release of the iraq war logs. The cables cover from 28th december 1966 to 28th february 2010 and originate from. Data journalism allows us to really interrogate the wikileaks iraq war logs release. Interpreting the iraq war, december 2006 this is a picture of the 11,616 sigact significant action reports from december 2006, the bloodiest month of the war. Assange is indicted for exposing war crimes while trump. The iraq war logs released by wikileaks on 22 october 2010, contain 54,910 records compiled by the united states military whose numerical fields register 109,032 violent deaths between january 2004 and december 2009. The files record 66,081 civilian deaths out of 109,000 recorded deaths. February 2005 mapping the iraqi election august 31, 2005 baghdad bridge disaster guardianinternet.
These documents formed a database of nearly 400,000 military logs recorded over six years of the iraq war and covering the years 2004 to 2009. Wikileaks releases iraq war logs wikinews, the free news source. A round up of some of frontline club events with julian assange. An archive of classified military documents offers views of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Wikileaks iraq war diaries available for download readwrite. Huge leak of military logs exposes serial abuse of detainees, 15,000 previously unknown deaths and full toll of iraqs years of carnage. A collection of web pages from the wikileaks websites as well as news coverage and commentary surrounding the wikileaks releases. In an extended interview, wikileaks founder julian assange discusses the release of nearly 400,000 classified us military records on the war in iraq, the biggest intelligence leak in us history. Forte the big news this week is the release of 391,832 secret records that cover the u. Iraq maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library online. Wikileaks has obtained a massive set of records about the afghanistan war, dubbed the war logs, that paints a grim picture of the nations longest military engagement. Oct 23, 2010 the iraq war logs record deaths of all types, including combatant deaths that fall outside the scope of ibcs civilian deaths database. The new york times reports that the documents describe at least 6 deaths of prisoners in the custody of iraqi military and police forces and a groundlevel look at the shadow war between u.
It includes coverage of the afghan war diaries, the iraq war logs, and the us state diplomatic cables. The iraq war logs posted on 23 october 2010 by maximilian c. These casualty records contain four categories of casualties, civilian 66,081 deaths, host nation 15,196 deaths. The emergence of the wikileaks iraq war logs reports in october 2010 prompted the iraq body count team to add to its count, but a recent comparison of recorded incidents between the two databases revealed that the iraq body count captured fewer than one in four of the iraq war logs deaths. Iraq war, also called second persian gulf war, 200311, conflict in iraq that consisted of two phases. It is, however, the first time that it has been possible to examine such data and to compare and combine it. Oct 23, 2010 the war logs suggest evidence of torture was ignored, and detail the deaths of thousands of iraqi civilians.
Iraq war between 2004 and 2009, now being hailed as the biggest leak of official documents in history that might be questionable, but certainly the most publicly accessible leak of. The guardians at times much shorter notes on the afghanistan war logs, the iraq war logs and the diplomatic cables. On saturday, 2 july julian assange, editorinchief of whistleblower website wikileaks will be in conversation with slovenian philosopher slavoj zizek and awardwinning investigative journalist amy goodman. In addition to showing how the iranian paramilitary group and hezbollah have trained shiite militia leaders involved in kidnapping and murder. Twelve weeks earlier, he had posted some 77,000 documents on the afghan conflict. An extraordinary secret compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. Mortality in iraq associated with the 20032011 war and. Last month, my colleague julian burgess and i took a shot a peering into the iraq war logs by visualizing them in bulk, as opposed to using keyword searches in an attempt to. Iraq s pm said the release amounted to political interference in his country. Iraq war logs show grim portrait of civilian deaths iraq. Iraq war logs reveal truth about conflict bbc news.
Documents that are similar have edges drawn between them. Please note this content was collected from july 27, 2010 to. A compilation of videos from internet archive users about the iraq war and the issues and events surrounding it are collected here. The us was part of the wolf brigade operation against us omar salem shehab tells of torture at hands of notorious iraqi police unit and says us forces were involved in his capture. Wikileaks releases iraq war logs wikinews, the free news. The at war blog is following reaction to the release of classified american field reports from the iraq war, which contain information about many episodes never made public in such detail. The 391,832 reports document the war and occupation in iraq, from 1st january 2004 to 31st december 2009 as told by soldiers in the united states army. It was several days after the previously reported monday release, and earlier than some more recent indications, but wikileaks finally released its 391,832 war logs files from the iraqi war. Iraq war logs claim iran supplied chemical weapons to iraq. When chelsea manning gave her first interview, to abc, after her release last month, we saw a young pretty woman and, for the first time, heard her selfconfident and determined voice. Oct 30, 2005 the iraq war logs released by wikileaks, which are a version of the sigacts significant activities reports compiled from 20042009 by the united states military, 1 is not the first release of us military data on iraqi casualties. Oct 22, 2010 washington ap the enormous cache of secret war logs disclosed by the wikileaks website paints a picture of an iraq burdened by persistent sectarian tension and meddling neighbors, suggesting that the country could drift into chaos once u. Among companies named in the iraq war logs is a us firm called, of all things, custer battles. It is, however, the first time that it has been possible to examine such data and to compare and combine it with.
Oct 22, 2010 it was several days after the previously reported monday release, and earlier than some more recent indications, but wikileaks finally released its 391,832 war logs files from the iraqi war. Mapping a deadly day in baghdad iraq war logs wikileaks. As most readers probably know by now, julian assange, wikileaks leader, has gone ahead with the release of 391,832 secret documents related to the war in. February 2006 sectarian violence in iraq following the samarra shrine bombing healingiraq. The reports make it clear that most civilians, by far, were killed by other iraqis. Iraqs pm said the release amounted to political interference in his country. A fulltext visualization of the iraq war logs jonathan. Iraq war, conflict in iraq 200311 that consisted of two phases. The first of these was a brief, conventionally fought war in marchapril 2003, in which a combined force of troops from the united states and great britain with smaller contingents from several other countries invaded iraq and rapidly defeated iraqi military and paramilitary forces. It detailed the abuse and torture of prisoners by police and military in full knowledge of coalition forces.
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