Conflict Research
@conflictwatch.bsky.social
Irish 🇮🇪 Remote Operations Security Advisor.
Based in Africa, monitoring conflict principally in North Africa & the Sahel Region. (Remote_Ops on X but mostly for research purposes)
https://www.instagram.com/conflict_watch68
Based in Africa, monitoring conflict principally in North Africa & the Sahel Region. (Remote_Ops on X but mostly for research purposes)
https://www.instagram.com/conflict_watch68
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This is a sideline project from my actual day job, the idea is to focus on the largely unreported events primarily in the Sahel but also covering other countries in North Africa.
I am occasionally offline, I do occasionally miss events (tips are welcome via DM).
Questions are ALWAYS welcome.
I am occasionally offline, I do occasionally miss events (tips are welcome via DM).
Questions are ALWAYS welcome.
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Honduran riot cops are evicting an afro-indigenous Garifuna community so that a foreign billionaire can use their ancestral islands to film the reality TV show "Survivor."
September 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Honduran riot cops are evicting an afro-indigenous Garifuna community so that a foreign billionaire can use their ancestral islands to film the reality TV show "Survivor."
A Portuguese Tekever AR5 drone drawing pretty shapes just offshore west of Lisbon.
The AR5 can be used to drop emergency life rafts.
Tekever is also supplying drones to Ukraine since Spring 2022.
The AR5 can be used to drop emergency life rafts.
Tekever is also supplying drones to Ukraine since Spring 2022.
September 18, 2026 at 1:51 PM
A Portuguese Tekever AR5 drone drawing pretty shapes just offshore west of Lisbon.
The AR5 can be used to drop emergency life rafts.
Tekever is also supplying drones to Ukraine since Spring 2022.
The AR5 can be used to drop emergency life rafts.
Tekever is also supplying drones to Ukraine since Spring 2022.
#Mali 18.09
JNIM post video of Security Forces captives taken during different operations.
Some stating that they’ve been held up to 3 years, appeal to the government to secure their release.
JNIM post video of Security Forces captives taken during different operations.
Some stating that they’ve been held up to 3 years, appeal to the government to secure their release.
September 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
#Mali 18.09
JNIM post video of Security Forces captives taken during different operations.
Some stating that they’ve been held up to 3 years, appeal to the government to secure their release.
JNIM post video of Security Forces captives taken during different operations.
Some stating that they’ve been held up to 3 years, appeal to the government to secure their release.
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Ireland signs order with France to acquire €500m long-range military radar.
A welcome development. However, much more needed to ensure that the State is adequately protected. The upcoming budget will show how committed the government are regarding defence.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
A welcome development. However, much more needed to ensure that the State is adequately protected. The upcoming budget will show how committed the government are regarding defence.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Ireland signs order with France to acquire €500m long-range military radar
Technology will ‘very significantly enhance Ireland’s ability to protect our skies’, Minister for Defence says
www.irishtimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Ireland signs order with France to acquire €500m long-range military radar.
A welcome development. However, much more needed to ensure that the State is adequately protected. The upcoming budget will show how committed the government are regarding defence.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
A welcome development. However, much more needed to ensure that the State is adequately protected. The upcoming budget will show how committed the government are regarding defence.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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A college administrator calls the cops on a student reporter
A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist
The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him
It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist
The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him
It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
Violence toward journalists is a symptom of a terminally ill U.S. democracy | Will Bunch
From Trump’s unhinged outbursts to calling the cops on a student journalist, a free press dies in tandem with the American Experiment.
www.inquirer.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A college administrator calls the cops on a student reporter
A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist
The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him
It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist
The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him
It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
#Mali 16.09
Security Forces have issued a statement that an airstrike to the northeast of Guélédié killed a group of militants.
The airstrike was part of operations against militants who had taken part in the attack on Dioura.
Several targets in and around Kidal were also hit.
Security Forces have issued a statement that an airstrike to the northeast of Guélédié killed a group of militants.
The airstrike was part of operations against militants who had taken part in the attack on Dioura.
Several targets in and around Kidal were also hit.
September 18, 2026 at 9:25 AM
#Mali 16.09
Security Forces have issued a statement that an airstrike to the northeast of Guélédié killed a group of militants.
The airstrike was part of operations against militants who had taken part in the attack on Dioura.
Several targets in and around Kidal were also hit.
Security Forces have issued a statement that an airstrike to the northeast of Guélédié killed a group of militants.
The airstrike was part of operations against militants who had taken part in the attack on Dioura.
Several targets in and around Kidal were also hit.
JNIM are now claiming that they killed 150 Security Forces members (including a colonel & a captain) in last weeks attack on Dioura & the capture of another 93, while Western news agencies have stated that the death toll was lower, local sources put the number somewhere closer to JNIM's claims.
#Mali 10.09
JNIM has issued a claim that they have seized a Security Forces position in Dioura.
JNIM has issued a claim that they have seized a Security Forces position in Dioura.
September 18, 2026 at 7:51 AM
JNIM are now claiming that they killed 150 Security Forces members (including a colonel & a captain) in last weeks attack on Dioura & the capture of another 93, while Western news agencies have stated that the death toll was lower, local sources put the number somewhere closer to JNIM's claims.
#Niger 18.09
The US government has approved up to $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger for Canadian mining company Global Atomic's Dasa project.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
The US government has approved up to $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger for Canadian mining company Global Atomic's Dasa project.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
US seals big uranium investment in Niger, two years after troops left
The US government has approved up to $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger, according to the project's developer, in what sources described as a win for Washington two years after...
www.reuters.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:27 AM
#Niger 18.09
The US government has approved up to $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger for Canadian mining company Global Atomic's Dasa project.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
The US government has approved up to $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger for Canadian mining company Global Atomic's Dasa project.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
#BurkinaFaso 17.09
JNIM fighters have reportedly attacked the town of Dourtenga since earlier this afternoon.
JNIM fighters have reportedly attacked the town of Dourtenga since earlier this afternoon.
September 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
#BurkinaFaso 17.09
JNIM fighters have reportedly attacked the town of Dourtenga since earlier this afternoon.
JNIM fighters have reportedly attacked the town of Dourtenga since earlier this afternoon.
#Libya
More video of vehicles leaving the port of Tobruk.
@vesselspotter.eurosky.social @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social
@sonarrow.bsky.social
@itamilradar.com
@tiafarris10.bsky.social
@rfnosblog.bsky.social
More video of vehicles leaving the port of Tobruk.
@vesselspotter.eurosky.social @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social
@sonarrow.bsky.social
@itamilradar.com
@tiafarris10.bsky.social
@rfnosblog.bsky.social
September 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
#Libya
More video of vehicles leaving the port of Tobruk.
@vesselspotter.eurosky.social @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social
@sonarrow.bsky.social
@itamilradar.com
@tiafarris10.bsky.social
@rfnosblog.bsky.social
More video of vehicles leaving the port of Tobruk.
@vesselspotter.eurosky.social @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social
@sonarrow.bsky.social
@itamilradar.com
@tiafarris10.bsky.social
@rfnosblog.bsky.social
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More and longer video, with partly closer distance to plane
Note optical sensor on the nose.
The plane is from the Danish home Guard. Usually used for sea surveillance .
Today watching Copenhagen. Usually happens when political VIPs are in town.
Note optical sensor on the nose.
The plane is from the Danish home Guard. Usually used for sea surveillance .
Today watching Copenhagen. Usually happens when political VIPs are in town.
September 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
More and longer video, with partly closer distance to plane
Note optical sensor on the nose.
The plane is from the Danish home Guard. Usually used for sea surveillance .
Today watching Copenhagen. Usually happens when political VIPs are in town.
Note optical sensor on the nose.
The plane is from the Danish home Guard. Usually used for sea surveillance .
Today watching Copenhagen. Usually happens when political VIPs are in town.
#BurkinaFaso 17.09
JNIM has claimed that its fighters have overrun and Security Forces / Militia position at Aoréma, in Ouahigouya province.
JNIM has claimed that its fighters have overrun and Security Forces / Militia position at Aoréma, in Ouahigouya province.
September 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
#BurkinaFaso 17.09
JNIM has claimed that its fighters have overrun and Security Forces / Militia position at Aoréma, in Ouahigouya province.
JNIM has claimed that its fighters have overrun and Security Forces / Militia position at Aoréma, in Ouahigouya province.
A Tunisian Airforce Caravan flying ISR close to the Libyan border.
September 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
A Tunisian Airforce Caravan flying ISR close to the Libyan border.
#Mali 16.09
The #SahelAlerte account on X posted a copy of a Security Forces document warning of a high risk of coordinated militant attacks.
The document mentions Sevare, Saye and the Konna – Cargue – Diambakourou triangle as likely targets and warns specifically of drone attacks.
The #SahelAlerte account on X posted a copy of a Security Forces document warning of a high risk of coordinated militant attacks.
The document mentions Sevare, Saye and the Konna – Cargue – Diambakourou triangle as likely targets and warns specifically of drone attacks.
September 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
#Mali 16.09
The #SahelAlerte account on X posted a copy of a Security Forces document warning of a high risk of coordinated militant attacks.
The document mentions Sevare, Saye and the Konna – Cargue – Diambakourou triangle as likely targets and warns specifically of drone attacks.
The #SahelAlerte account on X posted a copy of a Security Forces document warning of a high risk of coordinated militant attacks.
The document mentions Sevare, Saye and the Konna – Cargue – Diambakourou triangle as likely targets and warns specifically of drone attacks.
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Russia’s support for the military junta in MLI continues along with its ‘Hearts and Minds’ campaign. On 14 Sep VKS Il-76MD-90A CANDID RF-78658 flew from Moscow (CKL) to Khmejmim Airbase SYR departing and flying south on 15 Sep.
September 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Russia’s support for the military junta in MLI continues along with its ‘Hearts and Minds’ campaign. On 14 Sep VKS Il-76MD-90A CANDID RF-78658 flew from Moscow (CKL) to Khmejmim Airbase SYR departing and flying south on 15 Sep.
Maltese Heron drone flying surveillance patterns off the Libyan coast again, this time close to Khoms as part of the FRONTEX mission.
September 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Maltese Heron drone flying surveillance patterns off the Libyan coast again, this time close to Khoms as part of the FRONTEX mission.
#BurkinaFaso
Mystery is continuing over the whereabouts of Spanish national Juan Mirales Gomez a resident of Bobo-Dioulasso.
Last seen on 04.09 in a bar in the city center, however his family lost all contact with him on the 22.08.
JNIM continues to deny any involvement in his disappearance.
Mystery is continuing over the whereabouts of Spanish national Juan Mirales Gomez a resident of Bobo-Dioulasso.
Last seen on 04.09 in a bar in the city center, however his family lost all contact with him on the 22.08.
JNIM continues to deny any involvement in his disappearance.
September 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#BurkinaFaso
Mystery is continuing over the whereabouts of Spanish national Juan Mirales Gomez a resident of Bobo-Dioulasso.
Last seen on 04.09 in a bar in the city center, however his family lost all contact with him on the 22.08.
JNIM continues to deny any involvement in his disappearance.
Mystery is continuing over the whereabouts of Spanish national Juan Mirales Gomez a resident of Bobo-Dioulasso.
Last seen on 04.09 in a bar in the city center, however his family lost all contact with him on the 22.08.
JNIM continues to deny any involvement in his disappearance.
#Libya #Niger
According to recent reports from Africa Intelligence, the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli is actively negotiating with the Nigerien authorities in Niamey to facilitate the supply of military hardware directly to the armed group led by Toubou warlord Mohamed Wardougou.
According to recent reports from Africa Intelligence, the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli is actively negotiating with the Nigerien authorities in Niamey to facilitate the supply of military hardware directly to the armed group led by Toubou warlord Mohamed Wardougou.
September 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
#Mali 16.09
Security Forces reportedly carried out a drone strike on the village of Guèllèdjè, in central Mali reportedly killing 07 civilians.
Several others were seriously injuried and evacuated to the Ténenkou for treatment.
Security Forces reportedly carried out a drone strike on the village of Guèllèdjè, in central Mali reportedly killing 07 civilians.
Several others were seriously injuried and evacuated to the Ténenkou for treatment.
September 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
#Mali 16.09
Security Forces reportedly carried out a drone strike on the village of Guèllèdjè, in central Mali reportedly killing 07 civilians.
Several others were seriously injuried and evacuated to the Ténenkou for treatment.
Security Forces reportedly carried out a drone strike on the village of Guèllèdjè, in central Mali reportedly killing 07 civilians.
Several others were seriously injuried and evacuated to the Ténenkou for treatment.
The first of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters ordered for the Nigerian Air Force has entered production at Bell’s Amarillo facility in Texas.
Bell expects production of all 12 AH-1Zs to be completed by early 2029.
Bell expects production of all 12 AH-1Zs to be completed by early 2029.
September 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
The first of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters ordered for the Nigerian Air Force has entered production at Bell’s Amarillo facility in Texas.
Bell expects production of all 12 AH-1Zs to be completed by early 2029.
Bell expects production of all 12 AH-1Zs to be completed by early 2029.
#UnitedStates #Mali: American lawmakers call for oversight of the Trump-Goïta rapprochement.
In response to the spread of JNIM in the Sahel, lawmakers in the United States want to regulate the rapprochement between the Trump administration and Mali.
www.jeuneafrique.com/1843839/poli...
In response to the spread of JNIM in the Sahel, lawmakers in the United States want to regulate the rapprochement between the Trump administration and Mali.
www.jeuneafrique.com/1843839/poli...
États-Unis-Mali : des élus américains demandent un encadrement du rapprochement Trump-Goïta
Face à la propagation du Jnim au Sahel, des élus républicains et démocrates américains veulent encadrer le rapprochement entre l’administration Trump et le Mali. Un projet de loi bipartisan exige une ...
www.jeuneafrique.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
#UnitedStates #Mali: American lawmakers call for oversight of the Trump-Goïta rapprochement.
In response to the spread of JNIM in the Sahel, lawmakers in the United States want to regulate the rapprochement between the Trump administration and Mali.
www.jeuneafrique.com/1843839/poli...
In response to the spread of JNIM in the Sahel, lawmakers in the United States want to regulate the rapprochement between the Trump administration and Mali.
www.jeuneafrique.com/1843839/poli...
Trump "Who?"
September 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Trump "Who?"
There's currently a BBC Sounds podcast on the kidnap and ongoing search for Austin.
"I Am Not A Monster: Where Is Austin Tice"
"I Am Not A Monster: Where Is Austin Tice"
I remember the absolute garbage people who fell hook, line and sinker for Assadists propaganda on this, and attacked those of us who called that out - Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Austin Tice: Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM
There's currently a BBC Sounds podcast on the kidnap and ongoing search for Austin.
"I Am Not A Monster: Where Is Austin Tice"
"I Am Not A Monster: Where Is Austin Tice"