‘They didn’t know or care, or wouldn’t say’: how we investigated the casualties of a covert US war (opens in new tab)

When a large number of children were killed during a US drone strike in Somalia last year, two reporters collaborated to piece together what happenedThere are many reasons why some military conflicts go unreported or underreported. Local restrictions on press freedom. Prohibitively high risks to journalists’ safety. A lack of resources. The tendency for geopolitical conflicts to attract more attention than civil conflicts. And the sheer number of armed conflicts around the world right now. Al...