Amgad Abdelgadir and myself will be presenting our Bellingcat investigation which revealed a disturbing trend of Sudanese child soldiers going viral on TikTok. The event will be hosted at Kings College London on 16 June. Free tickets available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...

Footage analysed by Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique shows unexploded Russian-made cluster munition bomblets found in northern Mali - Despite Mali being a state party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) which prohibits their use. www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...

Since the beginning of 2026, at least four landslides have reportedly killed hundreds of people at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a major global source of coltan. www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...

Satellite imagery shows that at least 46 towns and villages in southern Lebanon have been heavily damaged or, in some cases, entirely flattened by the Israeli Defence Forces. Bellingcat’s interactive map reveals the scale of the destruction: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05...

In the wake of the Iranian attacks on the UAE, the country’s attorney general warned that publication of images or videos of strikes was illegal. People were also encouraged to report anyone sharing photos or videos of the strikes to authorities. www.youtube.com/shorts/J04UK...

NPR also discussed our work in an All Things Considered episode, referencing our latest tool and our reporting of high-profile incidents in the UAE where authorities had downplayed damage. Read the investigation: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04... Listen to the podcast: www.npr.org/2026/04/12/n...

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The US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, in southern Iran overnight. At least two people were killed according to local reports. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Bellingcat has now geolocated the photos of munition remnants to the northwest of the Bir Tine neighbourhood in Chad, just 650 metres to the border of the Western Darfur region of Sudan that is largely controlled by the Rapid Support Forces. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Munition remnants from a strike that killed 17 people in Tiné, Chad, on Wednesday, appear to match a model previously used by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the war with Sudanese government forces – despite RSF denials of involvement in the incident.

A Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre on March 16 in Kabul killed at least 400 people and injured 250 others, according to Afghan officials. But online accounts claim that the strike targeted military infrastructure. Here's what open sources can tell us...

This is a story that sits with you: Child soldiers are taking Sudan’s civil war to TikTok. @bellingcat.com identified 12 accounts linked to child soldiers, some with millions of views. @theworld.org learned more from Bellingcat's @sebkilli.bsky.social. theworld.org/segments/202...

The RSF has been able to carry out effective long-range drone strikes on SAF-controlled airbases in late 2025, @planet.com imagery shows. Both Wadi Seidna and Atbara airbase, home to #drones and other aircraft, witnessed direct hits on hangars and runways Below my quick #Sudan analysis

Great video by @merelzoet.bsky.social

Huge thanks to Amgad Abdelgadir, Lucy Swinnen, @gycsak.bsky.social, @merelzoet.bsky.social, @beaudonelly.bsky.social, @galen.reich.me.uk and Riccardo Giannardi for all their hard work pulling this together!

Since we reached out to X about Grok attempting to unredact photos of Epstein victims upon X users’ requests, we’ve noticed Grok now refusing to unredact new requests. Bellingcat researcher @koltai.bsky.social reports: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

Great geolocation by @godin.bsky.social

We just published our full analysis of the ICE killing of Alex Pretti on Bellingcat www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

@sebkilli.bsky.social maps how JNIM’s campaign of attacks on fuel convoys has crippled Mali’s supply routes, destroying 130+ tankers and exposing the junta’s failure to secure Bamako’s economic lifelines.

NEW: Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least 4 times in its attack which killed journalists, BBC Verify found. We found Israel hit two staircases in the first wave. Minutes later it struck one of the staircases twice more. @benedictgarman.com @sebkilli.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...