Tomasz Rolbiecki
@tomaszrolbiecki.bsky.social
Security analyst and researcher. Focusing on VEOs in Sub-Saharan Africa, primarily Lake Chad.
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Let's try it again - Lake Chad Conflict Reporting Updates 2024.
Starting with the geolocation of NAF Airstrikes in Arina Woje, targeting alleged ISWAP hideouts and reportedly killing 70 militants on 7 Nov 24 (there's no way for me to verify this).
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
Starting with the geolocation of NAF Airstrikes in Arina Woje, targeting alleged ISWAP hideouts and reportedly killing 70 militants on 7 Nov 24 (there's no way for me to verify this).
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
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ISWAP published a three-minute-long Kukawa attack video via A'maq News Agency. Some thoughts and images (not in chronological order) below.
First: The two SVBIEDs used by the group, shown before the attack, and the moments of detonations. Difficult to say if they were indeed successful.
First: The two SVBIEDs used by the group, shown before the attack, and the moments of detonations. Difficult to say if they were indeed successful.
November 27, 2024 at 8:55 PM
ISWAP published a three-minute-long Kukawa attack video via A'maq News Agency. Some thoughts and images (not in chronological order) below.
First: The two SVBIEDs used by the group, shown before the attack, and the moments of detonations. Difficult to say if they were indeed successful.
First: The two SVBIEDs used by the group, shown before the attack, and the moments of detonations. Difficult to say if they were indeed successful.
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I finally checked the Sentinel-2 imagery and a few things appeared:
- Another line of trenches built after January 2023
- All ISWAP bodies' photos were inside the first (and some inside the second) line of fortifications
- Small burned spots, although it is unclear if any were caused by the SVBIEDs
- Another line of trenches built after January 2023
- All ISWAP bodies' photos were inside the first (and some inside the second) line of fortifications
- Small burned spots, although it is unclear if any were caused by the SVBIEDs
November 26, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I finally checked the Sentinel-2 imagery and a few things appeared:
- Another line of trenches built after January 2023
- All ISWAP bodies' photos were inside the first (and some inside the second) line of fortifications
- Small burned spots, although it is unclear if any were caused by the SVBIEDs
- Another line of trenches built after January 2023
- All ISWAP bodies' photos were inside the first (and some inside the second) line of fortifications
- Small burned spots, although it is unclear if any were caused by the SVBIEDs
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The things that are confirmed:
- 3 Nigerian soldiers and 1 civilian killed in a morning attack on 25 Nov 24 in Kukawa.
- ISWAP deployed at least two SVBIEDs.
- At least 10 ISWAP militants killed, dozens of motorbikes captured.
- ISWAP also captured some weapons.
- The attack was repelled.
- 3 Nigerian soldiers and 1 civilian killed in a morning attack on 25 Nov 24 in Kukawa.
- ISWAP deployed at least two SVBIEDs.
- At least 10 ISWAP militants killed, dozens of motorbikes captured.
- ISWAP also captured some weapons.
- The attack was repelled.
November 26, 2024 at 9:11 PM
The things that are confirmed:
- 3 Nigerian soldiers and 1 civilian killed in a morning attack on 25 Nov 24 in Kukawa.
- ISWAP deployed at least two SVBIEDs.
- At least 10 ISWAP militants killed, dozens of motorbikes captured.
- ISWAP also captured some weapons.
- The attack was repelled.
- 3 Nigerian soldiers and 1 civilian killed in a morning attack on 25 Nov 24 in Kukawa.
- ISWAP deployed at least two SVBIEDs.
- At least 10 ISWAP militants killed, dozens of motorbikes captured.
- ISWAP also captured some weapons.
- The attack was repelled.
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3. An attack on NA in Kukareta, in Yobe State, injuring several soldiers and allegedly burning parts of a local military site.
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
November 25, 2024 at 9:54 PM
3. An attack on NA in Kukareta, in Yobe State, injuring several soldiers and allegedly burning parts of a local military site.
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
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Friendly reminder: If the Gaetz House Ethics report exonerated him, the GOP would be clamoring to release it. They know what it says—and are refusing to release it. That’s all you need to know about just how damning it is.
November 20, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Friendly reminder: If the Gaetz House Ethics report exonerated him, the GOP would be clamoring to release it. They know what it says—and are refusing to release it. That’s all you need to know about just how damning it is.
Earlier this month, in a random group I am lurking in, I stumbled across the JAS video from the Barkaram attack. It is quite short, just over four minutes long, but it has some interesting moments.
Left: A brief shot recorded during the attack.
Right: Some of the weapons captured by JAS.
Left: A brief shot recorded during the attack.
Right: Some of the weapons captured by JAS.
November 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Earlier this month, in a random group I am lurking in, I stumbled across the JAS video from the Barkaram attack. It is quite short, just over four minutes long, but it has some interesting moments.
Left: A brief shot recorded during the attack.
Right: Some of the weapons captured by JAS.
Left: A brief shot recorded during the attack.
Right: Some of the weapons captured by JAS.
Brain-Dead Kennedys
November 17, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Brain-Dead Kennedys
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Wait, a malignant narcissist with a savior complex isn’t getting along with other narcissists? newrepublic.com/post/188501/...
Elon Musk Is Pissing Off Everyone on Trump’s Team
“He wants to be seen as having say in everything (even if he doesn’t),” one person in Trump’s orbit said.
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Wait, a malignant narcissist with a savior complex isn’t getting along with other narcissists? newrepublic.com/post/188501/...
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ISWAP claimed the Kareto attack and it is a big one.
The group said it had killed and wounded 20 Nigerian soldiers after a suicide bomber (named Abu Maryam al-Ansari in the claim) detonated his car bomb. ISWAP also claimed capturing the local military base and burning it along with 14 vehicles.
The group said it had killed and wounded 20 Nigerian soldiers after a suicide bomber (named Abu Maryam al-Ansari in the claim) detonated his car bomb. ISWAP also claimed capturing the local military base and burning it along with 14 vehicles.
November 17, 2024 at 7:50 PM
ISWAP claimed the Kareto attack and it is a big one.
The group said it had killed and wounded 20 Nigerian soldiers after a suicide bomber (named Abu Maryam al-Ansari in the claim) detonated his car bomb. ISWAP also claimed capturing the local military base and burning it along with 14 vehicles.
The group said it had killed and wounded 20 Nigerian soldiers after a suicide bomber (named Abu Maryam al-Ansari in the claim) detonated his car bomb. ISWAP also claimed capturing the local military base and burning it along with 14 vehicles.
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You've been waiting for it!
Please don't be mad if I forgot to add you; let me know and I'll fix this
Please don't be mad if I forgot to add you; let me know and I'll fix this
November 16, 2024 at 11:33 AM
You've been waiting for it!
Please don't be mad if I forgot to add you; let me know and I'll fix this
Please don't be mad if I forgot to add you; let me know and I'll fix this
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MY ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT A SISTER
November 14, 2024 at 1:49 PM
MY ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT A SISTER
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Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
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Breaking News: The Onion, the satirical publication, said it won a bankruptcy auction to buy Infowars, a website run by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Breaking News: The Onion, the satirical publication, said it won a bankruptcy auction to buy Infowars, a website run by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
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A new #PPLAAF investigation shows how millions of dollars allegedly misappropriated by Nigerian National Security Advisor Sambo Dasuki between 2012 and 2015, the height of the Boko Haram insurgency, ended up in luxury real estate in Los Angeles and a suburb of Washington, DC. 1/10
November 13, 2024 at 9:29 AM
A new #PPLAAF investigation shows how millions of dollars allegedly misappropriated by Nigerian National Security Advisor Sambo Dasuki between 2012 and 2015, the height of the Boko Haram insurgency, ended up in luxury real estate in Los Angeles and a suburb of Washington, DC. 1/10
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Hearing some news from Lake Chad #BokoHaram... the Chadian military got fairly deep into the lake, to the vicinity of Madayi, on the Chad-Nigeria border. #ISWAP land, actually, not that of #JASDJ (which is the faction that carried out the attack on the Chadian garrison in Barkaram).
November 10, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Hearing some news from Lake Chad #BokoHaram... the Chadian military got fairly deep into the lake, to the vicinity of Madayi, on the Chad-Nigeria border. #ISWAP land, actually, not that of #JASDJ (which is the faction that carried out the attack on the Chadian garrison in Barkaram).
Let's try it again - Lake Chad Conflict Reporting Updates 2024.
Starting with the geolocation of NAF Airstrikes in Arina Woje, targeting alleged ISWAP hideouts and reportedly killing 70 militants on 7 Nov 24 (there's no way for me to verify this).
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
Starting with the geolocation of NAF Airstrikes in Arina Woje, targeting alleged ISWAP hideouts and reportedly killing 70 militants on 7 Nov 24 (there's no way for me to verify this).
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
November 9, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Let's try it again - Lake Chad Conflict Reporting Updates 2024.
Starting with the geolocation of NAF Airstrikes in Arina Woje, targeting alleged ISWAP hideouts and reportedly killing 70 militants on 7 Nov 24 (there's no way for me to verify this).
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
Starting with the geolocation of NAF Airstrikes in Arina Woje, targeting alleged ISWAP hideouts and reportedly killing 70 militants on 7 Nov 24 (there's no way for me to verify this).
Location: satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#...
Before I started posting here, I wrote a thread about a rare ISWAP attack aimed at stopping the construction of a militia (CJTF?) base in Burimari, Borno State.
xcancel.com/TomaszRolbie...
ISWAP made an update yesterday in al-Naba' newspaper, claiming that due to the attack, the site was abandoned.
xcancel.com/TomaszRolbie...
ISWAP made an update yesterday in al-Naba' newspaper, claiming that due to the attack, the site was abandoned.
November 8, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Before I started posting here, I wrote a thread about a rare ISWAP attack aimed at stopping the construction of a militia (CJTF?) base in Burimari, Borno State.
xcancel.com/TomaszRolbie...
ISWAP made an update yesterday in al-Naba' newspaper, claiming that due to the attack, the site was abandoned.
xcancel.com/TomaszRolbie...
ISWAP made an update yesterday in al-Naba' newspaper, claiming that due to the attack, the site was abandoned.
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Unknown Nigerian UAV w/invalid transponder code (#A00000) & callsign STEV0SKY out of Maiduguri, operating over the northern part of Borno State. Likely operating against Boko Haram.
November 8, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Unknown Nigerian UAV w/invalid transponder code (#A00000) & callsign STEV0SKY out of Maiduguri, operating over the northern part of Borno State. Likely operating against Boko Haram.
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Getting lots of new followers, & they all seem incredibly intelligent & anti-fascist which is nice. Bluesky recommendations from me: i) consider using deck.blue to turn your screen into 'Tweetdeck' (remember that) style columns; and ii) find & follow Starter Packs & Feeds to filter preferred content
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November 8, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Getting lots of new followers, & they all seem incredibly intelligent & anti-fascist which is nice. Bluesky recommendations from me: i) consider using deck.blue to turn your screen into 'Tweetdeck' (remember that) style columns; and ii) find & follow Starter Packs & Feeds to filter preferred content
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PSA: If one needs to share a link from there, use xcancel.com , in short type 'cancel' after the X in any link and it will display a mirror of the tweet, not giving it any clicks or other traffic.
ie clicking xcancel.com/elonmusk does not contribute to views or advertiser stats
ie clicking xcancel.com/elonmusk does not contribute to views or advertiser stats
X Cancelled
xcancel.com
November 6, 2024 at 9:02 PM
PSA: If one needs to share a link from there, use xcancel.com , in short type 'cancel' after the X in any link and it will display a mirror of the tweet, not giving it any clicks or other traffic.
ie clicking xcancel.com/elonmusk does not contribute to views or advertiser stats
ie clicking xcancel.com/elonmusk does not contribute to views or advertiser stats
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As everyone moves over to Bluesky, here's a tool to find the people you followed on twitter chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-f...
Sky Follower Bridge - Chrome Web Store
Instantly find and follow the same users from your Twitter follows on Bluesky.
chromewebstore.google.com
November 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
As everyone moves over to Bluesky, here's a tool to find the people you followed on twitter chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-f...