August 27, 2014
By Magnitsky
The instagram account of a Russian soldier who has recently returned to base from fighting in the Ukraine reveals the rough number of casualties in 76th Airbourne regiment from Pskov and proves Russian activity on Ukrainian territory. There has recently been confirmation that members of the 76th Airbourne (VDV) regiment from Pskov were killed in…
August 27, 2014
By Bellingcat Investigation Team
Back in April Ukrainian Intelligence passed photographs to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) which, they claimed proved that Russian Special Forces were operating in Ukraine to destabilize the country. The photographs depict the gunman operating in the east of the country, where they had been seizing government buildings. The photos appear…
August 26, 2014
Introduction: The total number of Belgian fighters who are or were in Syria and Iraq is stable at a total of 385. Two of them are known to be fighting in Iraq in the ranks of The Islamic State (IS / ISIS) The number of killed Belgians has risen to 32 in total. The number…
August 25, 2014
By Oryx
With the recent fall of Tabqa airbase in Northern Syria, the Islamic State has again gotten its hands on a massive amount of military equipment, which will certainly be used to further strengthen the Islamic State’s advance in the Middle East. Although all operational assets of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) were evacuated…
August 24, 2014
By Oryx
After encountering some setbacks earlier on, Tabqa airbase finally fell to fighters of the Islamic State today. With only one Pro-Assadist obstacle remaining in Northern Syria, the Islamic State’s territorial continuity in Northern Syria is closer than ever. Tabqa is now the third airbase to have been captured by the Islamic State and is the…
August 20, 2014
Over the last year numerous attempts have been made to place the blame for the August 21st Sarin attacks in Damascus on opposition groups, in an attempt to deflect criticism away from the Syrian government. These attempts have come from various sources, but thanks to open source information it’s been possible to debunk these claims…
August 16, 2014
By Peter Jukes
Just to update after a number of inquiries: the paperback is now nearly proofed and about to be sent to the printers. Depending on their (summer) time scales, the book should be delivered by the end of the month with a launch party in Central London in mid September. Meanwhile, even if you buy the paperback,…
August 15, 2014
In an article published yesterday on the Arabic language news website ANHA, claims were made by local Kurdish groups in the town of Ayn al-Arab (also know as Kobanê) that during attacks by the Islamic State cluster munitions had been used. They warned against touching the unexploded submunitions, claiming an 11 year old child had been killed while handling one of…
August 13, 2014
By Nour Bakr
Since the most recent conflict in Gaza began, domestic pressure has been growing on the British Government to take a stronger stance towards Israel. In particular, the focus has been on demands to establish an arms embargo, or to a lesser extent to suspend a number of export licences for arms and components which Israel…
August 4, 2014
The Royal Telephone DirectoriesOn 8th August 2006, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) raided and arrested Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire. Amongst documents seized from Goodman were 15 Royal contact directories.Exactly HOW they came to be in Goodman’s possession wil not be addressed here. That is the subject of a forthcoming trial and is therefore under…
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