Sam Doak
@samdoak.bsky.social
Journalist, doing OSINT at Sky News.
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This is great work from @samdoak.bsky.social and @bvdm.bsky.social on Gaza's four Israeli-backed militias
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
Revealed: The plan for a 'New Gaza' - and the four militias Israel is backing to defeat Hamas
Militia leader Hossam al Astal tells Sky News that the groups are part of a joint project to remove Hamas from power, and that they have the backing of several Arab and Western states.
news.sky.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
This is great work from @samdoak.bsky.social and @bvdm.bsky.social on Gaza's four Israeli-backed militias
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
New story with @bvdm.bsky.social
We found new evidence of Israeli support for anti Hamas Gaza militias.
For the first time we got a look at how the northern Al Mansi militia is supplied, finding footage of them transporting fuel, food and water from the direction of the Israeli border
We found new evidence of Israeli support for anti Hamas Gaza militias.
For the first time we got a look at how the northern Al Mansi militia is supplied, finding footage of them transporting fuel, food and water from the direction of the Israeli border
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
New story with @bvdm.bsky.social
We found new evidence of Israeli support for anti Hamas Gaza militias.
For the first time we got a look at how the northern Al Mansi militia is supplied, finding footage of them transporting fuel, food and water from the direction of the Israeli border
We found new evidence of Israeli support for anti Hamas Gaza militias.
For the first time we got a look at how the northern Al Mansi militia is supplied, finding footage of them transporting fuel, food and water from the direction of the Israeli border
We went through months of footage to find details of the IDF’s support for a Gaza militia positioning itself as an alternative governing force
Found the Popular Forces to be receiving aid directly from the GHF, and moving vehicles & equipment with relative ease over the border
Found the Popular Forces to be receiving aid directly from the GHF, and moving vehicles & equipment with relative ease over the border
October 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We went through months of footage to find details of the IDF’s support for a Gaza militia positioning itself as an alternative governing force
Found the Popular Forces to be receiving aid directly from the GHF, and moving vehicles & equipment with relative ease over the border
Found the Popular Forces to be receiving aid directly from the GHF, and moving vehicles & equipment with relative ease over the border
New Planet imagery shows buildings being demolished by the IDF around a recently abandoned camp in the south of Gaza city.
Just ten days prior the area was full of people.
Just ten days prior the area was full of people.
August 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New Planet imagery shows buildings being demolished by the IDF around a recently abandoned camp in the south of Gaza city.
Just ten days prior the area was full of people.
Just ten days prior the area was full of people.
The IDF have pushed into the south east of Gaza city, with Palestinians forced to abandon camps in nearby neighbourhoods.
After the destruction of whole neighbourhoods across the strip, high numbers of demolition equipment suggest a similar plan for the city.
Story with @bvdm.bsky.social
After the destruction of whole neighbourhoods across the strip, high numbers of demolition equipment suggest a similar plan for the city.
Story with @bvdm.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The IDF have pushed into the south east of Gaza city, with Palestinians forced to abandon camps in nearby neighbourhoods.
After the destruction of whole neighbourhoods across the strip, high numbers of demolition equipment suggest a similar plan for the city.
Story with @bvdm.bsky.social
After the destruction of whole neighbourhoods across the strip, high numbers of demolition equipment suggest a similar plan for the city.
Story with @bvdm.bsky.social
The dead in this video were filmed on the coastal road, ~500 meters south of a newly manned fortified area visible on Planet imagery from 26 July
22 July imagery shows the area was empty until quite recently
22 July imagery shows the area was empty until quite recently
August 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The dead in this video were filmed on the coastal road, ~500 meters south of a newly manned fortified area visible on Planet imagery from 26 July
22 July imagery shows the area was empty until quite recently
22 July imagery shows the area was empty until quite recently
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NEW INVESIGATION: Europe's largest missile maker is supplying bomb parts to Israeli munitions that have killed over 100 children in Gaza, across 24 incidents we investigated. 10+ of these Israeli strikes were on schools. With @juliettegarside.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
July 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
NEW INVESIGATION: Europe's largest missile maker is supplying bomb parts to Israeli munitions that have killed over 100 children in Gaza, across 24 incidents we investigated. 10+ of these Israeli strikes were on schools. With @juliettegarside.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Great piece by @bvdm.bsky.social @samdoak.bsky.social and Michelle Inez Simon looking at the decisions leading to more than 20 people being killed at a Gaza aid distribution site: news.sky.com/story/deadly...
Deadly crush at Gaza aid site after new system implemented
Eyewitness testimony and analysis of social media posts suggests that the crush was the result of systemic failures of communication and crowd control at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site.
news.sky.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Great piece by @bvdm.bsky.social @samdoak.bsky.social and Michelle Inez Simon looking at the decisions leading to more than 20 people being killed at a Gaza aid distribution site: news.sky.com/story/deadly...
The oil tankers usually grouped around Kharg noticeably gone since the recent attacks in Iran started.
Last time I remember seeing this was during the strikes last year.
Imagery 12 - 16 June.
Last time I remember seeing this was during the strikes last year.
Imagery 12 - 16 June.
June 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The oil tankers usually grouped around Kharg noticeably gone since the recent attacks in Iran started.
Last time I remember seeing this was during the strikes last year.
Imagery 12 - 16 June.
Last time I remember seeing this was during the strikes last year.
Imagery 12 - 16 June.
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I interviewed Oxfam about what's in the aid boxes for Gaza- I was told they do not meet nutritional standards for a starving population.
June 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I interviewed Oxfam about what's in the aid boxes for Gaza- I was told they do not meet nutritional standards for a starving population.
Wrote about the chaotic aid distribution efforts in Gaza, and what went wrong at the Rafah distribution site with @bvdm.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/comple...
news.sky.com/story/comple...
How the rollout of new Gaza aid system collapsed into chaos
Sky News has analysed how US mercenaries managed to lose control of an aid distribution centre on its first day of operation, as Israel faces criticism of its new aid system.
news.sky.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Wrote about the chaotic aid distribution efforts in Gaza, and what went wrong at the Rafah distribution site with @bvdm.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/comple...
news.sky.com/story/comple...
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NEW, from me: I found Patriot Front trying to boost recruitment by secretly controlling a large part of the active clubs network according to audio messages and a leaked document I reviewed.
www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
Patriot Front is hidden hand behind dozen active clubs
The white nationalist hate group is trying to boost recruitment by secretly controlling a large swath of the active clubs network.
www.splcenter.org
May 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NEW, from me: I found Patriot Front trying to boost recruitment by secretly controlling a large part of the active clubs network according to audio messages and a leaked document I reviewed.
www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
Wrote about the attack on Zamzam refugee camp
A video shows an unarmed man being shot, less than a meter from a child
While fighters in the video are not uniformed, the person filming appears in another, celebrating with a soldier wearing RSF insignia
news.sky.com/story/how-br...
A video shows an unarmed man being shot, less than a meter from a child
While fighters in the video are not uniformed, the person filming appears in another, celebrating with a soldier wearing RSF insignia
news.sky.com/story/how-br...
What does Sudan execution video tell us?
Sky News verifies video of an execution at Zamzam, and finds footage linking one of those present to the nearby RSF presence.
news.sky.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wrote about the attack on Zamzam refugee camp
A video shows an unarmed man being shot, less than a meter from a child
While fighters in the video are not uniformed, the person filming appears in another, celebrating with a soldier wearing RSF insignia
news.sky.com/story/how-br...
A video shows an unarmed man being shot, less than a meter from a child
While fighters in the video are not uniformed, the person filming appears in another, celebrating with a soldier wearing RSF insignia
news.sky.com/story/how-br...
My friend is raising funds for an orphanage their family runs in Myanmar following the earthquake.
Anything raised going towards fixing the orphanage’s water supply and other necessities.
www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser...
Anything raised going towards fixing the orphanage’s water supply and other necessities.
www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser...
Donate to Fundraiser for Myanmar orphanage earthquake victims, organized by Siam Hatzaw
Dear friends,
On Friday 28 March a 7.7 magnitude earthquake devast… Siam Hatzaw needs your support for Fundraiser for Myanmar orphanage earthquake victims
www.gofundme.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My friend is raising funds for an orphanage their family runs in Myanmar following the earthquake.
Anything raised going towards fixing the orphanage’s water supply and other necessities.
www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser...
Anything raised going towards fixing the orphanage’s water supply and other necessities.
www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser...
Quick step by step on how we verified this. Shows a strike in Sadaa in the early hours of 16 March.
Video is CCTV. Is a close crop and short, meaning likely longer cuts and wider view versions available.
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Video is CCTV. Is a close crop and short, meaning likely longer cuts and wider view versions available.
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⭕ "He did not move from his spot" ... the moment the American aggression launched airstrikes on the city of Saada in northern Yemen. 🇾🇪
March 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Quick step by step on how we verified this. Shows a strike in Sadaa in the early hours of 16 March.
Video is CCTV. Is a close crop and short, meaning likely longer cuts and wider view versions available.
1/?
Video is CCTV. Is a close crop and short, meaning likely longer cuts and wider view versions available.
1/?
Going to be speaking as part of a panel discussion on OSINT and the war in Ukraine at KCL on Wednesday.
Believe its by request for external attendees but link is here if anyone is interested
eu01.z.antigena.com/l/TKo8EkWhu5...
Believe its by request for external attendees but link is here if anyone is interested
eu01.z.antigena.com/l/TKo8EkWhu5...
March 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Going to be speaking as part of a panel discussion on OSINT and the war in Ukraine at KCL on Wednesday.
Believe its by request for external attendees but link is here if anyone is interested
eu01.z.antigena.com/l/TKo8EkWhu5...
Believe its by request for external attendees but link is here if anyone is interested
eu01.z.antigena.com/l/TKo8EkWhu5...
Spent this week looking at the digital footprint of Cameron Finnigan, the Sussex teenager convicted for crimes relating to his involvement with the the esoteric nazi abuse network 764.
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news.sky.com/story/inside...
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news.sky.com/story/inside...
Inside the ultra-violent neo-Nazi abuse network behind the crimes of a Sussex teenager
Cameron Finnigan was immersed in the 764, a dark online community whose members film and share acts of extreme violence. Sky News has found traces of this group - and has been told there are more than...
news.sky.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Spent this week looking at the digital footprint of Cameron Finnigan, the Sussex teenager convicted for crimes relating to his involvement with the the esoteric nazi abuse network 764.
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news.sky.com/story/inside...
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news.sky.com/story/inside...
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Determining the true scale of lives lost in Syria’s 14-year conflict is essential for accountability and transitional justice. But is a final civilian casualty count possible?
for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/tal...
for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/tal...
Tallying Syria’s War Dead
With Assad deposed, many obstacles stand in the way of a final casualty count
newlinesmag.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Determining the true scale of lives lost in Syria’s 14-year conflict is essential for accountability and transitional justice. But is a final civilian casualty count possible?
for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/tal...
for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/tal...
Satellite imagery from the night of Jan 7-8 shows light from the Los Angeles wildfires at a pretty stark scale.
Images from NASA's Black Marble.
Images from NASA's Black Marble.
January 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Satellite imagery from the night of Jan 7-8 shows light from the Los Angeles wildfires at a pretty stark scale.
Images from NASA's Black Marble.
Images from NASA's Black Marble.
Reposted by Sam Doak
For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan
Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit ...
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM
For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Uncovering evidence of a massacre in Sudan:
Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre and later mocking survivors has identified those responsible as apparently belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre and later mocking survivors has identified those responsible as apparently belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How an RSF commander's defection led to a massacre in Sudan
Videos reviewed by BBC Verify show men wearing RSF insignia boasting of killing locals in al-Seriha
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Uncovering evidence of a massacre in Sudan:
Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre and later mocking survivors has identified those responsible as apparently belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre and later mocking survivors has identified those responsible as apparently belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We’re thrilled to announce @samdoak.bsky.social, OSINT Desk Producer at @news.sky.com, as a speaker at our OSINT event in London on Tuesday, January 28, 2025! 🕵️♂️
Sam brings valuable insights into how OSINT is revolutionising investigative journalism.
📅 Details & free tickets: lu.ma/mirso4p2
Sam brings valuable insights into how OSINT is revolutionising investigative journalism.
📅 Details & free tickets: lu.ma/mirso4p2
December 19, 2024 at 11:34 AM
We’re thrilled to announce @samdoak.bsky.social, OSINT Desk Producer at @news.sky.com, as a speaker at our OSINT event in London on Tuesday, January 28, 2025! 🕵️♂️
Sam brings valuable insights into how OSINT is revolutionising investigative journalism.
📅 Details & free tickets: lu.ma/mirso4p2
Sam brings valuable insights into how OSINT is revolutionising investigative journalism.
📅 Details & free tickets: lu.ma/mirso4p2
Crater from the Tartus explosion visible on today's Planet imagery(left), before image (right) from 15 December
December 17, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Crater from the Tartus explosion visible on today's Planet imagery(left), before image (right) from 15 December
Things filmed inside can be difficult to geolocate, but believe there's enough here to make a good case for it being here:
📌33.514013774282404, 36.23814838466553
📌33.514013774282404, 36.23814838466553
December 8, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Things filmed inside can be difficult to geolocate, but believe there's enough here to make a good case for it being here:
📌33.514013774282404, 36.23814838466553
📌33.514013774282404, 36.23814838466553