Global Politics and War

U.S. Airstrikes, Somali Troops Killed at Least Seven Children in a November Offensive

“We were there before al-Shabaab and we want to remain there after al-Shabaab. We don’t know why we are being targeted.”

3 hrs ago • Amanda Sperber

Keir Starmer Machine Ran a Secret Campaign to Demonetize Breitbart News and Other Opposition Outlets

Starmer’s current chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, served as the head of a machine that targeted media outlets on the left and right, foreshadowing the…

Dec 3 • Ryan Grim

U.S. Helicopters Used to Kill Civilians in Philippines, Locals Say

The Philippines is accused of recklessly using U.S. weapons in operations against its own civilians whose use could trigger legal restrictions on arms…

Dec 2 • Nick Aspinwall

Locals Say National Guard Shooter Was Imprisoned in Afghanistan After “Zero Unit” Killings

Before D.C. shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal attacked two National Guard members last week, he was part of a CIA-backed unit that killed many Afghans.

Dec 1 • Drop Site News

Trump, Gaza, and Oslo Déjà Vu

The U.S. is pushing its colonialist plan, as Israel keeps killing. Mahmoud Abbas is changing election laws to ban Hamas. And a battle is brewing over…

Dec 1 • Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad

Guerilla Fighters in West Papua Are Facing Extermination by Indonesia's High-Tech Forces

The West Papua National Liberation Army has resisted counterinsurgency in the Star Mountains for decades. Drop Site spoke with guerilla leader Lamek…

Nov 30 • Kristo Langker

Trump Bribing Honduran Voters To Restore Narcotrafficking Government to Power

Trump endorsed the nominee of the right-wing party, while pledging to pardon its most recent president, who sits in U.S. federal prison for drug…

Nov 29 • José Luis Granados Ceja

A Single Warehouse in Jersey City Moved Over A Thousand Tons of Military Cargo to Israel Every Week

Three New Jersey-based logistics companies have worked for decades with Israel's Ministry of Defense, U.S. contractors, and weapons manufacturers to…

Nov 24 • Jose Olivares and Alex Colston

Weapons of Willpower: Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Trump's Gaza Plan

The UN put a stamp of legitimacy on President Trump’s colonialist plan for Gaza. In a Drop Site exclusive, Palestinian resistance leaders assess the…

Nov 23 • Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad

“Modi on board”: Jeffrey Epstein Pressed Steve Bannon to Meet With Indian PM Shortly Before His Death

Records of emails and text messages reveal previously unknown details about Epstein’s efforts to broker influence on Indian geopolitics and his…

Nov 21 • Meghnad Bose, Biplob Kumar Das, and Murtaza Hussain

Poland Repurposed a Nazi Factory Site to Make TNT to Drop on Gaza

The state-owned Polish company, Nitro-Chem, produced 90% of the TNT that U.S. weapons manufacturers used to make "Mark Series" bombs, according to a new…

Nov 18 • Alexander Zaitchik

Euphrates River Becomes the Last Battle Line in Syria’s Civil War

A standoff between the Syrian government and SDF threatens to destabilize northeastern Syria

Nov 16 • C.P. Ward

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