On Sept. 5, Col. Mamady Doumbouya (41) —former French legionnaire and head of the country's Special Forces Group— seized power in Guinea from President Alpha Condé (83). Threading some footage that surfaced on social media, and some geolocations. nytimes.com/2021/09/05/wor…
Heavy gunfire was heard in the capital Conakry on Sunday morning. This video shows the 8 Nov. Bridge connecting Camayenne and Coleah in Kaloum, the tip of the peninsula where the Presidential Palace is located.
This video shows six military vehicles and about a double dozen troops just at Ave de la Republique and Blvd de Commerce — just a block away from the President Palace.
This video, already geolocated by @mafihachk, shows smoke rising very close to the Presidential Palace. The church you see is Cathedrale Sainte Marie, which is situated next to it.
Then: photos and videos surface of Condé being held in custody by (mostly masked) men. Photos attached, and videos of those same moments:
“Finally, the head of Guinea’s special forces announced on state television that the constitution, government and all institutions were dissolved. He had staged a coup.” nytimes.com/2021/09/05/wor…
“Other videos showed Guineans taking to the streets in celebration and military vehicles moving through Conakry, accompanied by dozens of motorcycles, their riders raising fists in the air.” Lots of footage on the wires, see: nytimes.com/video/world/af…
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Geolocation of the building in northern Tehran where Ismail Haniyeh was reportedly assassinated: 35.81931, 51.41559. An Iranian official shared the image with @farnazfassihi, and it is circulating on Telegram. Green cloth and rubble is visible on the east side of the building.
A satellite image captured by @Maxar on July 25 does not show the green cloth or the rubble on the first-floor roof, suggesting that the image above that's circulating is recent indeed. The building is adjacent to the Saadabad Palace, and near the president's official residence.
In recent months, one of Haiti's most powerful gangs — 5 Segonn — promoted itself with brash rap videos. Recently, however, the gang has obtained better weapons and is presenting itself as a paramilitary force. Our visual investigation takes a deep dive: nyti.ms/4bPiJXx
The rise of Haitian gangs started a few decades ago, when they were used by politicians to suppress voter turnout or anti-government protests, and by oligarchs for land grabs and attacks on rivals. Now, they've found independent financial lifelines, changing the dynamic.
But since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the security situation in Haiti has deteriorated and these gangs have stepped in to fill the void. They now control or exert their influence across most of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Satellite imagery of Port-au-Prince, captured on March 14, shows the deteriorating conditions in Haiti's capital due to ongoing gang violence. This image (wide and crop) show roadblocks, burning debris and trash blocking Rte de Delmas near the city's main hospitals. Image: @Maxar
Smoke can be seen rising near St. Francois de Sales hospital, in Port-au-Prince, March 14, 2024. Image: @Maxar. A unified front of gangs forced Haiti's prime minister to resign. More: nytimes.com/2024/03/14/wor…
@Maxar Shipping containers are used to block access to heavy cranes in the port of Haiti's capital, as seen on the @Maxar satellite image.
The Biden admin has hailed its efforts to restrict Iran's oil revenue — and its ability to fund proxy militias. But lax government oversight allowed deceptive tankers to move $2.8 billion worth of oil, all with American insurance. Our visual investigation: nyti.ms/3I0dQOr
Since this investigation — with @BlackiLi, @_neilbedi, @ajcardia and @bottidavid — relied heavily on openly available online sources and tools, I wanted to give some insights in our reporting process below.
@BlackiLi @_neilbedi @ajcardia @bottidavid Last year, we wrote about how tankers “spoofed” their location while picking up price-capped Russian oil. From that reporting, we knew this was happening in Iran too: four of the six ships we identified in Russia had been involved in Iran before that.
Just moments ago, reports of yet another drone attack in Moscow (early hours of August 1), making it the fourth attack in the span of just one week. Threading details as they emerge below:
This video shows smoke rising at a skyscraper in Moscow City, a symbol of Russia's economic resurgency under Putin. The area was also hit by a suspected Ukrainian-made Bober drone on July 30. https://t.co/4fdGOS8yDnt.me/ENews112/14811
According to Tass, the Russian state news agency citing “emergency services”, one drone was shot down in the Moscow Region while another one hit, indeed, one of the Moscow City skyscrapers.
https://t.co/fl9oG1SUB7t.me/tass_agency/20… t.me/tass_agency/20…
“The only way to stop this,” Ukraine's military intelligence told us, “is the immediate withdrawal of Russian occupation troops from Ukraine.” Our latest visual investigation into Kyiv's growing fleet of homegrown kamikaze drones that have hit Moscow: nyti.ms/455tphc
Public glimpses of Ukraine's long-range kamikaze drone program are rare. The first came in December, when influencer @igorlachenkov got an unexpected phone call from GUR, Ukraine's military intelligence. They needed money, and fast, for a “drone that can fly very far.”
@igorlachenkov Lachenkov, who had been raising money for the war effort, asked his million followers on Telegram for donations. 20 million hryvnia, or about half a million dollars, was needed to fund five Bobers — Ukraine's equivalent of the Iranian-made Shaheds used by Russia.