Lots of smoke rising over the skyline of Khartoum today as clashes continue between RSF and SAF forces in different areas of the city.
People in Sudan have shared these flyers in a plea for help over what's happening with a water purification plant that services a lot of Khartoum with clean water.
It has been badly damaged and safe access needs to be granted to allow for repairs to be made to the plant.
The water treatment plant in Bahri appears to have been damaged in the initial wave of bombings in Khartoum. In satellite imagery on Google Earth from April 15 we can see a fire in the area, imagery from @planet on April 19 published by @hrw at least one building damaged.
@planet@hrw It has been 26 days since the outbreak of violence in Sudan on April 15, 2023, between SAF and RSF.
Image below shows heat signatures (mainly fires) from NASA FIRMS for the period between April 15 and May 10 in Khartoum. #EyesOnSudan#السودان
Network connectivity in Sudan is down to 4% of its capacity. @netblocks
Sudan needs to stay connected to respond to the dire humanitarian situation unfolding due to the conflict and to keep #EyesOnSudan
Imagery showing change of night lights in Sudan’s Khartoum showing the loss of light in the city in April and May 2023. H/T @eyes_roger for sharing.
Almost one month in and RSF and SAF have agreed to ‘protect civilians’.
One of the agreements was “commit to prioritizing discussions to achieve a short-term ceasefire to facilitate delivery of emergency humanitarian assistance” reuters.com/world/africa/s…
Incredible damage of Khartoum Airport seen in footage uploaded yesterday. Much of this damage was sustained early on in the April wave of clashes between RSF and SAF.
Sentinel imagery from yesterday (May 12) shows a large smoke plume seen emerging from Khartoum's industrial area, from this location: 15.646370, 32.548382
Timelapse of Sentinel-2 imagery using false color banding over Khartoum between April 15 and May 12 shows numerous smoke plumes.
Large plumes of smoke seen emerging from a fire at the ‘Sudasat’ in the south of Khartoum (الأقمار الصناعية أم حراز)
Location: 15.4112408, 32.5096081.
East Nile Hospital was on fire this morning, reportedly caused by a strike. Footage shows the damaged area.
Footage filmed from inside the East Nile Hospital
Looks like someone captured footage of one of the jets firing over the massive smoke plume near the East Nile hospital in Khartoum this morning
Large fire seen emerging today from Omdurman market area. Geolocation: 15.6462309, 32.4829839
Satellite imagery from @sentinel_hub shows fires in Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan, on May 14. The city has been attacked by 'armed groups and RSF fighters', according to civil rights groups and activists (referenced here: aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/15…)
Deployment of tanks and vehicles seen today in Khartoum’s Al Sajjana. Geolocation by @Thms_Pointer to 15.570562, 32.526085
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Today US DoJ announced seizure of two domains and the search of 968 accounts on X used in a "Russian-government backed campaign" to spread disinformation.
Affidavit includes all of the accounts requested from X 👇
The DoJ announcement said the campaign used elements of AI to create fictitious social media profiles purporting to belong to individuals in the United States, which the operators then used to promote messages in support of Russian government objectives. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…
The affidavit for the accounts on X shows that all of the accounts were registered to email addresses that were either using the domain 'otanmail' or 'mlrtr' justice.gov/d9/2024-07/aff…
A new coordinated network of fake accounts pretending to be ‘Real Sikhs’ is targeting activists, stoking tensions and promoting Indian Govt narratives.
Who are they, what do they post, and how do they spread their campaign? Report:
Let's take a look 👇🧵 info-res.org/post/return-of…
Before we start, it's important to note that this is not the first time we have exposed a network like this at @Cen4infoRes. In Nov 2021 we identified a similar network. But in the months after the accounts were removed, new accounts popped up.
In this new network, what we do know is the network of fake accounts posts content to undermine Sikh activists, stoke cultural tensions and promote Indian government narratives. But who are the accounts, and how are they posting so that we can catch future attempts?
In April, CNN journalists were led to the 'home' of Haitian gang lord Vitel’homme Innocent and interviewed him. He is on @FBIMostWanted's Top 10, with a bounty of up to $2 million.
I mapped their drive and found his home here: 18.5278, -72.2314. Here's how👇🧵
First, I did this because knowing the location of where a gang lord responsible for horrible violence is helpful, even if he might not be there after CNN visited. Vitel is the leader of Kraze Barye and is on the @FBIMostWanted list for taking hostages, and sanctioned by UN.
This is the footage I used to geolocate Vitel'Homme Innocent's house, where the interview was conducted. I'll go through some of the scenes to provide proofs of how I made the geographical matches, using Google Earth.
Google Earth has updated the whole of Sudan's El Geneina to reveal the disturbing scale of damage which happened during a reported ethnic cleansing campaign over the past year by the RSF and allied militias. Images shows #elgeneina from 2022 & 2024. More in the thread below 👇
Looking at the destruction visible on Google Earth, it's clear there were large areas targeted in El Geneina's west and east. It's worth noting that some of the shaded areas in the east had remainders of where there was previous destruction from clashes prior to 2023.
The destruction can be clearly seen in this area on Google Earth, just west of the centre of Darfur's El Geneina. The comparison is of Oct 2022 and April 2024. This satellite imagery is just a visualisation of the horrors that were committed by the RSF in its campaign.
The situation in the Darfur city El Fasher (الفاشر) is extremely concerning. It's the last city not under control by the dangerous Rapid Support Forces and has been a safe haven for those fleeing attacks by the RSF.
It is now a city under siege and in a grave situation. /1
According to @MSF, a paediatric hospital in El Fasher was damaged due to the ongoing fighting. MSF ground staff reported a Sudanese Armed Forces air strike exploded nearby causing the damage. Two children died in the ICU. /2
An update on Sudan's El Fasher from @MSF on May 15 indicated that since fighting began on May 10, 454 casualties had arrived at South Hospital in El Fasher. It was reported that 56 died, but that the wounded and death toll would be higher. /3 msf.org/sudan-nowhere-…
Google Earth has updated its satellite imagery of many parts of Sudan. Looking over West Darfur city of El Geneina, I am shocked at the level of destruction. In some parts, whole areas have been destroyed and cleared. Location: 13.4469, 22.4151 (dates: April 2023 & March 2024)
The burn damage around El Geneina's specialised hospital is incredible.
It's not just the widespread burning of structures that we see in El Geneina, as a result of the ongoing violence in Sudan, but there are also clear indications of structures that have been removed, like these warehouses, located at 13.43324, 22.41364