elise

Researcher, writer, chatter. Tweeting in personal capacity.

[Andrew Lebovich @tweetsintheME]

Of the many interesting points in @SimNasr's interview with Amadou Koufa is Koufa reiterating that JNIM is not opposed to NGOs working in areas they control, provided they are not linked with those JNIM opposes: https://t.co/DFeF2Zcmi1

[Andrew Lebovich @tweetsintheME]

Today’s Bamako attack is very different from previous attacks in Bamako and the vicinity (including Kati in 2022). Police and military targets, but also very symbolic, contested control of the airport, and possibly a number casualties. This is a watershed event.

[Fabian @fabsenbln]

#Benin🇧🇯-@WSJ- "The U.S. has stationed special forces in #Cotonou. 3 contracted helicopters & medics on standby in #Parakou. 🇺🇸 pays $4 million to refurbish taxiways & install aircraft shelters." Likely used as personnel shuttle is "CSI Aviation" Beech 1900D (N191AW | #A16BF7).

[Joe Penney @joepenney]

Satellite evidence shows that the dam on the western side of the lake has been destroyed since October 2022... Funds running into hundreds of millions had been disbursed for the rehabilitation of the dam, but were either mismanaged or misappropriated.
https://t.co/YFOE1F724W

[Nathaniel Powell @natkpowell]

Not only is Burkina Faso in really bad shape, but 950 plus deaths last month alone is astonishing. If JNIM decided it wanted to capture and hold some medium sized urban centres it probably could at this point.
https://t.co/1SHZycMFhc

[Benjamin Strick @BenDoBrown]

Despite our reporting last week on the fake network of pro-Trump MAGA accounts, there appears to be many more accounts actively posting the exact same content. This one, @brenda_otto_ with 18k+ followers, is stealing photos from an Australian Instagram model in Queensland.

[Centre for Information Resilience @Cen4infoRes]

🚨 With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, X is struggling to tackle illegal content and disinformation.

In a joint investigation with CNN, CIR has exposed a network of X accounts using stolen photos of fashion influencers. These images have been manipulated to push pro-Trump and MAGA messaging.

To learn more about how fake accounts like these are used to spread disinformation, tap the link at the end of this thread. 1/8

[Fabian @fabsenbln]

#Mali🇲🇱 - "Aviacon Zitotrans🇷🇺" Il-76TD (reg. RA-76807 | #152C07) arrived earlier today in Bamako from Port Sudan🇸🇩. This is the third visit in August, a routine of nearly weekly flights is slowly emerging. Let’s see what’s happening in September.

[Benjamin Strick @BenDoBrown]

A network of fake accounts are posing as young American women, posting pro-Trump content and disinformation, but they’re hiding behind, and manipulating, the images of European fashion influencers.

Our latest investigation at @Cen4infoRes. Details in this thread 🧵👇

[Centre for Information Resilience @Cen4infoRes]

When videos were shared online, showing dozens of people reportedly killed by an airstrike in Ka Nan village in Myanmar, the authorities denied everything on national tv.

We can show you what really happened.

[Centre for Information Resilience @Cen4infoRes]

Sudan is on fire, and fighters are filming themselves, celebrating in front of burning buildings.

We have collected thousands of videos, posted to social media, and mapped fire damage across the country.

We can show you who is responsible.

[Ross Burley @rwdburley]

At @Cen4infoRes, we've been investigating & verifying how fighters in Sudan are using fire as a weapon of war. Watch our new documentary at the link below👇

[elise @elise325]

Brilliant work from the team at @Cen4infoRes who have mapped and tracked armed groups burning civilian homes across Sudan. https://t.co/JTxQ1RSLO2

[Benjamin Strick @BenDoBrown]

On January 7 videos surfaced of an airstrike in a village in Myanmar. Videos of casualties followed. State-run media denied the event ever happened.

Our team at @Cen4infoRes' @MyanmarWitness picked through the data to show what really happened and who is responsible. 🧵👇

[Benjamin Strick @BenDoBrown]

Sudan is burning.

The men who are doing it are filming themselves, often celebrating in front of burning buildings.

So who are these men, who do they fight for, and why are they doing this? We've been watching @Cen4infoRes 👇

[Andrew Lebovich @tweetsintheME]

It’s noteworthy that Niger’s junta has been able to improve its relationship with Algeria all while also deepening its ties (especially on security matters) with Haftar: https://t.co/dtLNcx7nwL

[Jack Margolin @Jack_Mrgln]

A year ago today, private jet RA-02795 crashed north of Moscow, killing Evgeniy Prigozhin, Dmitriy Utkin, and their trusted circle within the Wagner Group. What’s changed in Russia’s use of Wagner and similar forces since?

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[Aman Al Bezreh @AmanBezreh]

Interview with Col. Hamad-Rhissa of the #CSP, the man behind the victory at #Tinzawatene. He denies any #Ukrainian intelligence or drone support and suggests prisoner exchanges in return for the permanent withdrawal of Russian forces from #Azawad https://t.co/GFimSSm3L0

[Andrew Lebovich @tweetsintheME]

Hundreds of Burkinabè soldiers continue to die in battle, and IB is busy trying to break the back of Burkina Faso's judiciary: https://t.co/ePQuXQa0u6

[Andrew Lebovich @tweetsintheME]

If this gets further confirmation, it's a pretty wild twist to the deadly ambush against Wagner forces in Mali, and to the conflict in the Sahel in general.