Inside the ‘cockpit’ of a drone: the asymmetry of modern war
It was a weird feeling, standing there in my suit and tie at the edge of the virtual battle space. Because the asymmetry of power is massively dramatized in this drone ‘cockpit’.
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He was cleared of murder, but found guilty of the culpable homicide – or manslaughter – of Reeva Steenkamp. But could Oscar Pistorius avoid jail? And how long could his sentence be?
Weeks after William Hague’s summit on sexual violence in conflict, the British government is to deport a Tamil woman back to Sri Lanka, despite claims she was repeatedly raped by Sri Lankan soldiers.
The Oscar Pistorius murder trial hears that he poses a suicide risk and needs to continue receiving mental health treatment, as a report from psychiatrists is read out in court.
Tens of thousands of US troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan, but many are finding their return home is less than heroic, and the substantial number of veterans facing homelessness is on the rise.
Former US Army interpreter Hekmatullah Wahidi learns this week if he can appeal his deportation from the UK. But if he returns to his native Afghanistan, he is “certain” the Taliban will kill him.
The latest shooting incident at Fort Hood in Texas mirrors an attack in 2009 which was the deadliest inside a US military base in history. So are returning soldiers being given effective treatment?
Two young men from Cardiff who both served with the British Army in Afghanistan tell their very different stories of return and recuperation.
It was a weird feeling, standing there in my suit and tie at the edge of the virtual battle space. Because the asymmetry of power is massively dramatized in this drone ‘cockpit’.
Blindness, bereavement and post-traumatic stress disorder. Andy Davies meets three people whose lives have been forever changed by the decision to go to war in Iraq a decade ago.
US Marine Corps veteran Brandon Blackstone suffered severe injuries when his unit ran over a tank mine. But 10 years on from the invasion, he still believes George W Bush was right to go into Iraq.
Ahead of the first live experiment of the effects of MDMA, Channel 4 News examines the drug, its effects and the extent of its use in the UK.
Exclusive: The former head of the British Army, General Sir Mike Jackson, tells Channel 4 News that service by Commonwealth soldiers in the armed forces should count towards British citizenship.
EXCLUSIVE: The British government is responsible for the deaths of six Colombian informants, claims a customs officer who previously worked in Bogota. Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies reports.
How do you stay neutral in a warzone? And how do you stay focused when all around is chaos? Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson – currently in Libya – answers your Facebook questions.
A British security worker is spared the death penalty but jailed for killing two colleagues in Iraq. Campaigners tell Channel 4 News he is at risk from fellow inmates due to his past in the army.