Footage analysed by Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique shows unexploded Russian-made cluster munition bomblets found in northern Mali - Despite Mali being a state party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) which prohibits their use. www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...
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Unexploded Russian-made cluster munition bomblets have been found in northern Mali – despite the West African country being party to a convention that bans their use.
NPR also discussed our work in an All Things Considered episode, referencing our latest tool and our reporting of high-profile incidents in the UAE where authorities had downplayed damage.
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Munition remnants from a strike that killed 17 people in Tiné, Chad, on Wednesday, appear to match a model previously used by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the war with Sudanese government forces – despite RSF denials of involvement in the incident.
Since the beginning of 2026, at least four landslides have reportedly killed hundreds of people at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a major global source of coltan. www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...
The US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, in southern Iran overnight. At least two people were killed according to local reports. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
In the wake of the Iranian attacks on the UAE, the country’s attorney general warned that publication of images or videos of strikes was illegal. People were also encouraged to report anyone sharing photos or videos of the strikes to authorities.
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Bellingcat has now geolocated the photos of munition remnants to the northwest of the Bir Tine neighbourhood in Chad, just 650 metres to the border of the Western Darfur region of Sudan that is largely controlled by the Rapid Support Forces.
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Amgad Abdelgadir and myself will be presenting our Bellingcat investigation which revealed a disturbing trend of Sudanese child soldiers going viral on TikTok.
The event will be hosted at Kings College London on 16 June.
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Hundreds reportedly died in landslides at DRC’s Rubaya coltan mines. What can open sources verify?
Satellite imagery shows that at least 46 towns and villages in southern Lebanon have been heavily damaged or, in some cases, entirely flattened by the Israeli Defence Forces. Bellingcat’s interactive map reveals the scale of the destruction: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05...
Investigation Walkthrough with Dabanga & Bellingcat: Child Soldiers on TikTok in Sudan's Civil War – King's College London, Macadam Building, room 604, Tue 16 Jun 2026 - In this Investigation Walkthro...
Munition remnants pictured at the site of a strike in the town of Tiné, Chad, appear to match a weapon previously used by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Munition remnants from a strike that killed 17 people in Tiné, Chad, on Wednesday, appear to match a model previously used by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the war with Sudanese government forces – despite RSF denials of involvement in the incident.
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As Iranian drones target the UAE, Bellingcat reveals a number of instances where authorities downplayed damage and mischaracterised interceptions. Meanwhile the UAE’s attorney general warned that publication of images or videos of strikes is illegal. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...
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A review of official statements shows that the public account does not always align with what can be observed through open sources.
