Conflict Research
@conflictwatch.bsky.social
Irish 🇮🇪 Remote Operations Security Advisor.
Based in Africa, monitoring conflict principally in North Africa & the Sahel Region. (Remote_Ops on X but mostly for research purposes)
https://www.instagram.com/conflict_watch68
Based in Africa, monitoring conflict principally in North Africa & the Sahel Region. (Remote_Ops on X but mostly for research purposes)
https://www.instagram.com/conflict_watch68
Pinned
This is a sideline project from my actual day job, the idea is to focus on the largely unreported events primarily in the Sahel but also covering other countries in North Africa.
I am occasionally offline, I do occasionally miss events (tips are welcome via DM).
Questions are ALWAYS welcome.
I am occasionally offline, I do occasionally miss events (tips are welcome via DM).
Questions are ALWAYS welcome.
Planes and automobiles but no trains #HomewardBound
December 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Planes and automobiles but no trains #HomewardBound
Coups, Convoys, Ecowas and More.
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Coups, Convoys, Ecowas and More.
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#RAF #UK busy on #Iceland
#P8 #P8A #Poseidon #MPA #MaritimePatrolAircraft
#UKDefenceJournal
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#P8 #P8A #Poseidon #MPA #MaritimePatrolAircraft
#UKDefenceJournal
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-mari...
British maritime patrol aircraft surge to Iceland
The RAF has carried out its largest ever deployment of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, sending three jets from 120 Squadron to Keflavik Air Base in Iceland as part of NATO vigilance activity.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Day for the high stool @ionacraig.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Day for the high stool @ionacraig.com
A large force of JNIM fighters capturing a Security Forces vehicle during the ambush.
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A large force of JNIM fighters capturing a Security Forces vehicle during the ambush.
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Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
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Elon Musk is on a quest to weaken and destroy state power in all Western democracies so he can expand his own corporate power, reach, and control over our societies.
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Elon Musk is on a quest to weaken and destroy state power in all Western democracies so he can expand his own corporate power, reach, and control over our societies.
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Deescalation between UAE-backed STC and Saudi-backed National Shield along with the Yemeni government (IRG) appear to have come to a head. Saudi has closed Yemen’s airspace. Tensions are high. Saudi Task Force 802 troops have been withdrawing from many (not all) locations across Yemen since Saturday
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Deescalation between UAE-backed STC and Saudi-backed National Shield along with the Yemeni government (IRG) appear to have come to a head. Saudi has closed Yemen’s airspace. Tensions are high. Saudi Task Force 802 troops have been withdrawing from many (not all) locations across Yemen since Saturday
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Survey of GOP voters: nearly four in ten (37%) "believe the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe. Younger men are especially likely to hold this view (54% of men under 50 vs. 39% of women under 50)." www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/repu...
Republican voters and conspiracism - Lawyers, Guns & Money
“Conspiracism” is the neologism that Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead have invented to describe what they call “conspiracy theory without the theory,” that is, the classic Trumpian claim that “a l...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Survey of GOP voters: nearly four in ten (37%) "believe the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe. Younger men are especially likely to hold this view (54% of men under 50 vs. 39% of women under 50)." www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/repu...
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Except for the last decade or so he's been publishing absolute garbage - ‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés? www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés?
He is the prickly hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Making a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops was never going to b...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Except for the last decade or so he's been publishing absolute garbage - ‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés? www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
#BurkinaFaso
Local JNIM leader in the Bogandé area speaks to the people of Bogandé about the consequences of joining the Burkinabè VDP militia.
Local JNIM leader in the Bogandé area speaks to the people of Bogandé about the consequences of joining the Burkinabè VDP militia.
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
#BurkinaFaso
Local JNIM leader in the Bogandé area speaks to the people of Bogandé about the consequences of joining the Burkinabè VDP militia.
Local JNIM leader in the Bogandé area speaks to the people of Bogandé about the consequences of joining the Burkinabè VDP militia.
@thereccelizard.bsky.social I'm sure you have this one already.
Russian Air Force An-124 (reg. RA-82037 | #154075) was tracked heading west through Burkina Faso
Based on previous flights the destination is very likely Bamako
It left from Al-Khadim Air Base earlier, after arriving Friday from Syria.
Russian Air Force An-124 (reg. RA-82037 | #154075) was tracked heading west through Burkina Faso
Based on previous flights the destination is very likely Bamako
It left from Al-Khadim Air Base earlier, after arriving Friday from Syria.
December 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
@thereccelizard.bsky.social I'm sure you have this one already.
Russian Air Force An-124 (reg. RA-82037 | #154075) was tracked heading west through Burkina Faso
Based on previous flights the destination is very likely Bamako
It left from Al-Khadim Air Base earlier, after arriving Friday from Syria.
Russian Air Force An-124 (reg. RA-82037 | #154075) was tracked heading west through Burkina Faso
Based on previous flights the destination is very likely Bamako
It left from Al-Khadim Air Base earlier, after arriving Friday from Syria.
07.12 #Benin
An attempted coup led by Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri, has taken place.
Tigri declared himself as president of the Military Committee for Refoundation on live TV along with a group of officers they announced that they had brought an end to Patrice Talon's regime.
An attempted coup led by Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri, has taken place.
Tigri declared himself as president of the Military Committee for Refoundation on live TV along with a group of officers they announced that they had brought an end to Patrice Talon's regime.
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
07.12 #Benin
An attempted coup led by Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri, has taken place.
Tigri declared himself as president of the Military Committee for Refoundation on live TV along with a group of officers they announced that they had brought an end to Patrice Talon's regime.
An attempted coup led by Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri, has taken place.
Tigri declared himself as president of the Military Committee for Refoundation on live TV along with a group of officers they announced that they had brought an end to Patrice Talon's regime.
Map of kidnappings in Central Sahel and Coastal West Africa.
🗺️ Map of kidnappings in Central #Sahel and Coastal West Africa.
According to MENASTREAM, "more than 40 foreign nationals have been kidnapped across the region since the start of 2025".
According to MENASTREAM, "more than 40 foreign nationals have been kidnapped across the region since the start of 2025".
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Map of kidnappings in Central Sahel and Coastal West Africa.
JNIM published footage of the ambush
December 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
JNIM published footage of the ambush
06.12 #Mali
JNIM issued a statement claiming the ambush of a fuel convoy near Bougouni.
This follows the release of the final group of prisoners in the deal between the authorities and JNIM which expired of the 05.12.
JNIM issued a statement claiming the ambush of a fuel convoy near Bougouni.
This follows the release of the final group of prisoners in the deal between the authorities and JNIM which expired of the 05.12.
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
06.12 #Mali
JNIM issued a statement claiming the ambush of a fuel convoy near Bougouni.
This follows the release of the final group of prisoners in the deal between the authorities and JNIM which expired of the 05.12.
JNIM issued a statement claiming the ambush of a fuel convoy near Bougouni.
This follows the release of the final group of prisoners in the deal between the authorities and JNIM which expired of the 05.12.
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"The Trump administration’s vision of American greatness is making the country poorer, weaker, and meaner. The new strategy document will do its own little bit to accelerate that process."
Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-ha...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-ha...
America has identified its greatest enemy: Western Europe
Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
www.programmablemutter.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"The Trump administration’s vision of American greatness is making the country poorer, weaker, and meaner. The new strategy document will do its own little bit to accelerate that process."
04.12 #Niger
Pro-government militia attacked the village of Sella Illimiki (14.47227° 0.74235°), south of Bankilaré clashing with local villagers broke out between the locals and the fighters, resulting in the death of one militiaman and one civilian.
Pro-government militia attacked the village of Sella Illimiki (14.47227° 0.74235°), south of Bankilaré clashing with local villagers broke out between the locals and the fighters, resulting in the death of one militiaman and one civilian.
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
04.12 #Niger
Pro-government militia attacked the village of Sella Illimiki (14.47227° 0.74235°), south of Bankilaré clashing with local villagers broke out between the locals and the fighters, resulting in the death of one militiaman and one civilian.
Pro-government militia attacked the village of Sella Illimiki (14.47227° 0.74235°), south of Bankilaré clashing with local villagers broke out between the locals and the fighters, resulting in the death of one militiaman and one civilian.
#BurkinaFaso
Security Forces reportedly killed a number of terrorists in the Gomboro area in a recent operation, recovering a number of weapons and IED's
Security Forces reportedly killed a number of terrorists in the Gomboro area in a recent operation, recovering a number of weapons and IED's
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#BurkinaFaso
Security Forces reportedly killed a number of terrorists in the Gomboro area in a recent operation, recovering a number of weapons and IED's
Security Forces reportedly killed a number of terrorists in the Gomboro area in a recent operation, recovering a number of weapons and IED's
05.12 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM issued a statement claiming to have seized 02 VDP militia positions in Koura.
JNIM issued a statement claiming to have seized 02 VDP militia positions in Koura.
December 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
05.12 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM issued a statement claiming to have seized 02 VDP militia positions in Koura.
JNIM issued a statement claiming to have seized 02 VDP militia positions in Koura.
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
04.12 #Niger
Elements of the MB Trans convoy transporting the yellow cake from Arlit to Lomé arrived in Niamey in the evening.
It's expected that other vehicles seeking to take advantage of the Russian / Security Forces escort will join the convoy when it recommences the journey in a couple of days
Elements of the MB Trans convoy transporting the yellow cake from Arlit to Lomé arrived in Niamey in the evening.
It's expected that other vehicles seeking to take advantage of the Russian / Security Forces escort will join the convoy when it recommences the journey in a couple of days
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
04.12 #Niger
Elements of the MB Trans convoy transporting the yellow cake from Arlit to Lomé arrived in Niamey in the evening.
It's expected that other vehicles seeking to take advantage of the Russian / Security Forces escort will join the convoy when it recommences the journey in a couple of days
Elements of the MB Trans convoy transporting the yellow cake from Arlit to Lomé arrived in Niamey in the evening.
It's expected that other vehicles seeking to take advantage of the Russian / Security Forces escort will join the convoy when it recommences the journey in a couple of days
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
04.12 #Niger
Elements of the MB Trans convoy transporting the yellow cake from Arlit to Lomé arrived in Niamey in the evening.
It's expected that other vehicles seeking to take advantage of the Russian / Security Forces escort will join the convoy when it recommences the journey in a couple of days
Elements of the MB Trans convoy transporting the yellow cake from Arlit to Lomé arrived in Niamey in the evening.
It's expected that other vehicles seeking to take advantage of the Russian / Security Forces escort will join the convoy when it recommences the journey in a couple of days