Mark Snoeck
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Mark Snoeck
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· Aug 1
For the first time, CIR has uncovered the location of a Sudanese RSF military camp in the desert of Sudan’s neighbour, Libya.
It is directly linked to the war in Sudan.
We will show you where, we will show you how.
Watch in full now: youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
It is directly linked to the war in Sudan.
We will show you where, we will show you how.
Watch in full now: youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
This investigation involves what may be the most extreme geolocation I've ever done.
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The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
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🚨Judges of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have just convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region.
🚨BREAKING Sudan news via Elizabeth Evenson, International Justice Director @hrw.org ⤵️
“The ICC’s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."
“The ICC’s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."
October 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨Judges of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have just convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region.
This is als true for other NASA websites/platforms, such as NASA Worldview
worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
October 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This is als true for other NASA websites/platforms, such as NASA Worldview
worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
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When my grandfather died in 2004, I was 11. At his home in Nijmegen I found a battered briefcase, unopened for years. Inside: photos, consular forms and letters — a history of falling empire, colonial decoupling and rising nationalism that marked those who lived it.
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
Caught Between States as an Empire Dissolved
A Dutch-Indonesian family’s documents from the mid-20th century reveal a painful story of separation and an administrative nightmare that prefigures today’s xenophobic politics
newlinesmag.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
When my grandfather died in 2004, I was 11. At his home in Nijmegen I found a battered briefcase, unopened for years. Inside: photos, consular forms and letters — a history of falling empire, colonial decoupling and rising nationalism that marked those who lived it.
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
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A UN commission of inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza & says "the duty to prevent genocide obligates States to take all necessary steps to try to avoid or stop the commission of genocide".
Its full report: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
Its full report: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A UN commission of inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza & says "the duty to prevent genocide obligates States to take all necessary steps to try to avoid or stop the commission of genocide".
Its full report: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
Its full report: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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GitHub recently restricted access to repos filed with OSINT/dark web/infosec links and resources. I spoke to multiple people that had their accounts blocked from public view without warning or explanation.
Read GitHub's response and more @indicator.media:
indicator.media/p/github-res...
Read GitHub's response and more @indicator.media:
indicator.media/p/github-res...
Why is GitHub restricting accounts that share OSINT and dark web resources?
At least half a dozen repos or entire accounts were recently banned or blocked from public access
indicator.media
September 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
GitHub recently restricted access to repos filed with OSINT/dark web/infosec links and resources. I spoke to multiple people that had their accounts blocked from public view without warning or explanation.
Read GitHub's response and more @indicator.media:
indicator.media/p/github-res...
Read GitHub's response and more @indicator.media:
indicator.media/p/github-res...
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I built a web tool so anyone can design and evaluate ridership and costs of high speed rail networks anywhere in the world:
railmapper.net
railmapper.net
Rail Mapper
Design and analyze high speed rail networks
railmapper.net
September 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I built a web tool so anyone can design and evaluate ridership and costs of high speed rail networks anywhere in the world:
railmapper.net
railmapper.net
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A must read - ‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in Zamzam as UK prepared to host a global summit on bringing peace to Sudan, RSF paramilitary began a ‘genocidal’ massacre in Zamzam www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in Zamzam
As the UK prepared to host a global summit on bringing peace to Sudan, the RSF paramilitary began a ‘genocidal’ massacre in Zamzam refugee camp. But when reports emerged of the killings, London held i...
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A must read - ‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in Zamzam as UK prepared to host a global summit on bringing peace to Sudan, RSF paramilitary began a ‘genocidal’ massacre in Zamzam www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
We traced an armoured vehicle used in a violent attack in Sudan, all the way back to a location in the middle of Libya's desert.
There it was parked, at a location where we found hundreds of other vehicles parked in rows.
Watch our investigation here:
youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
#KeepEyesOnSudan
There it was parked, at a location where we found hundreds of other vehicles parked in rows.
Watch our investigation here:
youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
#KeepEyesOnSudan
How we found an RSF military camp in the Libyan desert
YouTube video by CIR - Centre for Information Resilience
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We traced an armoured vehicle used in a violent attack in Sudan, all the way back to a location in the middle of Libya's desert.
There it was parked, at a location where we found hundreds of other vehicles parked in rows.
Watch our investigation here:
youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
#KeepEyesOnSudan
There it was parked, at a location where we found hundreds of other vehicles parked in rows.
Watch our investigation here:
youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
#KeepEyesOnSudan
@ayinnetwork.bsky.social
:طرحوا عليّ بعض الأسئلة حول تحقيقنا. اقرأ تقريرهم هنا
3ayin.com/rsf-and-libya/
:طرحوا عليّ بعض الأسئلة حول تحقيقنا. اقرأ تقريرهم هنا
3ayin.com/rsf-and-libya/
أدلة جديدة على دور ليبيا في تسليح قوات الدعم السريع – Ayin network – شبكة عاين
3ayin.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@ayinnetwork.bsky.social
:طرحوا عليّ بعض الأسئلة حول تحقيقنا. اقرأ تقريرهم هنا
3ayin.com/rsf-and-libya/
:طرحوا عليّ بعض الأسئلة حول تحقيقنا. اقرأ تقريرهم هنا
3ayin.com/rsf-and-libya/
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Lees het maar eens, deze afsluitende alinea in
@standaard.be over kinderen in Gaza. Lees het dan nog eens.
@standaard.be over kinderen in Gaza. Lees het dan nog eens.
August 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Lees het maar eens, deze afsluitende alinea in
@standaard.be over kinderen in Gaza. Lees het dan nog eens.
@standaard.be over kinderen in Gaza. Lees het dan nog eens.
This investigation involves what may be the most extreme geolocation I've ever done.
For the first time, CIR has uncovered the location of a Sudanese RSF military camp in the desert of Sudan’s neighbour, Libya.
It is directly linked to the war in Sudan.
We will show you where, we will show you how.
Watch in full now: youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
It is directly linked to the war in Sudan.
We will show you where, we will show you how.
Watch in full now: youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
August 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This investigation involves what may be the most extreme geolocation I've ever done.
Reposted by Mark Snoeck
Important example showing how synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical satellite data are complementary. Here are pairs of images used by Reuters to document gravesites in Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Imagery from Umbra (SAR) & Airbus (optical).
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Imagery from Umbra (SAR) & Airbus (optical).
March 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Important example showing how synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical satellite data are complementary. Here are pairs of images used by Reuters to document gravesites in Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Imagery from Umbra (SAR) & Airbus (optical).
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Imagery from Umbra (SAR) & Airbus (optical).
New Google Earth imagery shows the devastating toll of a war that has been raging in the city of El Fasher (North Darfur) #Sudan for almost a year now. #KeepEyesOnSudan
credit: Airbus/GE
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credit: Airbus/GE
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January 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New Google Earth imagery shows the devastating toll of a war that has been raging in the city of El Fasher (North Darfur) #Sudan for almost a year now. #KeepEyesOnSudan
credit: Airbus/GE
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credit: Airbus/GE
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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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The NYT front page could use some context right now: the "crowd attacking a person" in the video below are Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, some of which donned masks and armed themselves with iron poles beforehand.
November 9, 2024 at 6:48 PM
The NYT front page could use some context right now: the "crowd attacking a person" in the video below are Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, some of which donned masks and armed themselves with iron poles beforehand.
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PlanetScope imagery from October 20 and 23 via Planet Labs shows two very large columns of black smoke over northern Gaza's Jabaliya neighborhood — both appear to be over UNRWA schools that were, until recently, being used as shelters for internally displaced people.
October 24, 2024 at 4:39 PM
PlanetScope imagery from October 20 and 23 via Planet Labs shows two very large columns of black smoke over northern Gaza's Jabaliya neighborhood — both appear to be over UNRWA schools that were, until recently, being used as shelters for internally displaced people.
In 2-3 years time, open source investigators might have an alternative to NASA FIRMS, with higher temporal and spatial resolution called the Earth Fire Alliance
arstechnica.com/space/2024/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2024/0...
Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection
"Authorities will have high-resolution imagery that is updated globally every 20 minutes."
arstechnica.com
September 17, 2024 at 11:49 AM
In 2-3 years time, open source investigators might have an alternative to NASA FIRMS, with higher temporal and spatial resolution called the Earth Fire Alliance
arstechnica.com/space/2024/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2024/0...
Burned villages are frequently appearing in new satellite imagery since the start of conflict in Sudan last year. What's happening? Who is responsible?
In last months, I've been working with CIR to create a short doc exploring those questions. You can now view it here:
youtu.be/mTmPSHwNoHw?...
In last months, I've been working with CIR to create a short doc exploring those questions. You can now view it here:
youtu.be/mTmPSHwNoHw?...
Meet the men burning down Sudan
YouTube video by CIR - Centre for Information Resilience
youtu.be
August 28, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Burned villages are frequently appearing in new satellite imagery since the start of conflict in Sudan last year. What's happening? Who is responsible?
In last months, I've been working with CIR to create a short doc exploring those questions. You can now view it here:
youtu.be/mTmPSHwNoHw?...
In last months, I've been working with CIR to create a short doc exploring those questions. You can now view it here:
youtu.be/mTmPSHwNoHw?...
Already looking forward to the Darknet Diaries episode on today’s Crowdstrike update @jackrhysider.bsky.social
Crowdstrike’s statement on a faulty update to its software which has impacted airports, media companies, 911 systems, more in a massive worldwide outage. Issue locked Windows systems into a blue screen of death
July 19, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Already looking forward to the Darknet Diaries episode on today’s Crowdstrike update @jackrhysider.bsky.social
While making gains in other areas – the RSF continue their offensive on El Fasher (الفاشر), leading to more devastation in the city.
Footage recorded last week shows RSF with burning property in the southern part of the city.
📍13.591227,25.356525
Footage recorded last week shows RSF with burning property in the southern part of the city.
📍13.591227,25.356525
July 2, 2024 at 8:18 AM
While making gains in other areas – the RSF continue their offensive on El Fasher (الفاشر), leading to more devastation in the city.
Footage recorded last week shows RSF with burning property in the southern part of the city.
📍13.591227,25.356525
Footage recorded last week shows RSF with burning property in the southern part of the city.
📍13.591227,25.356525
RSF celebrating against the backdrop of a burning neighbourhood in El Fasher (الفاشر), #Sudan, in the morning of 29 April.
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13.617611,25.380079
May 2, 2024 at 2:30 PM
RSF celebrating against the backdrop of a burning neighbourhood in El Fasher (الفاشر), #Sudan, in the morning of 29 April.
13.617611,25.380079
13.617611,25.380079
Geolocation of footage showing the destruction of the market in Abathok, Abyei. The Abyei administration reported 18 civilians killed, and another 18 wounded.
Insert courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel-2.
📍 9.483633,28.552820
Insert courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel-2.
📍 9.483633,28.552820
February 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Geolocation of footage showing the destruction of the market in Abathok, Abyei. The Abyei administration reported 18 civilians killed, and another 18 wounded.
Insert courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel-2.
📍 9.483633,28.552820
Insert courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel-2.
📍 9.483633,28.552820
Zurug, a town in N-Darfur #Sudan that was reportedly used as an arms trade hub by the RSF – was apparently hit by airstrikes on January the 16th.
It also seems a residential compound was hit, as 3 videos posted the next day show a burnt compound and large crater
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Credit: Planet
It also seems a residential compound was hit, as 3 videos posted the next day show a burnt compound and large crater
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Credit: Planet
February 12, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Zurug, a town in N-Darfur #Sudan that was reportedly used as an arms trade hub by the RSF – was apparently hit by airstrikes on January the 16th.
It also seems a residential compound was hit, as 3 videos posted the next day show a burnt compound and large crater
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Credit: Planet
It also seems a residential compound was hit, as 3 videos posted the next day show a burnt compound and large crater
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Credit: Planet