The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and SAF-aligned Joint Forces gained ground in North Kordofan in September and early October.

CIR conducted open-source investigations to identify which unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are being used in the ongoing war in Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed ...

Videos emerged online in August 2024 showing al Qaeda-affiliated militants conducting a massacre in the north-central town of Barsalogho in Burkina Faso. Islamist militants gunned down scores as ...

Since 2 March 2026, hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified significantly across Lebanon, marked by sustained Israeli airstrikes, expanding ground activity, and civilian displacement ...

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia’s attritional fighting has bombarded Ukrainian schools, hospitals and other vital civilian infrastructure in an attempt to make ...

Tope Adewoye (bottom right), listed as ‘Treasury and Operations’ on Pilot Finance’s site, and unidentified individual (bottom left) counter-signing a contract at A7 Nigeria office opening, watched by ...

A7 is a political and commercial enterprise aimed at enabling large-scale evasion of sanctions levelled against Russia, in particular sanctions relating to Russia’s invasion and war against Ukraine.

Geographic scope: 13 of 15 regions/states reported incidents – excluding Naypyidaw Union Territory and Yangon Region. Sagaing Region and Shan State recorded the highest numbers with 57 each, followed ...

The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) today revealed a network of social media accounts that distort international perceptions on significant issues, elevate China’s reputation amongst its ...

To help support researchers and OSINT organisations in dealing with mental health challenges, and advance the conversation on mental health in open-source, CIR is sharing its internal guidelines on ...