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Darfur disarmament: Local leaders fear more war than peace
“The citizens [of Darfur] carry weapons because he does not feel safe,” explains Masalit leader, Sultan Malik Yacoub. The hurried disarmament campaign lacks consultation […]
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Af Urur followup - some interesting details
In the course of researching the al-Shabaab attack on Puntland Security Forces at Af Urur on 8 June 2017, a couple of interesting little details emerged. These were not […]
OSINT Analysis
Finding Af Urur - Al-Shabaab's latest target in Puntland
On the morning of 8 June, Al-Shabaab militants attacked a military base at Af Urur in Bari Region in the semi-autonomous Puntland State. Local officials claimed that the […]
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The Kulbiyow attack uncovered
UPDATE: It seems that Jacob Beeders over at Bellingcat scooped this one by a couple of hours: […]
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Al-Shabaab reportedly overran another KDF military base
Note: this is a rolling post, that will be updated as more information is released or otherwise becomes available. All too familiar sounding details emerge In the early […]
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Making sense of a bizarre firefight in Somalia
In the middle of 2015, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, best known as al-Shabaab, was about to unleash several noteworthy and significant attacks on AMISOM forces across […]
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Amnesty Reveals Evidence of Sudanese Chemical Weapons Use
This article is derived from Amnesty International’s official press statement on the report. A full copy can be obtained here. An Amnesty International […]
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Sudan Breaches Ceasefire in Nuba Mountains
President Omar Al Bashir announced a four-month ceasefire on June 18 that was confirmed by the Sudan Armed Forces spokesman Ahmed Khalifa Al-Shami. But on July 11, […]
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What's Happening in Juba: Katy Snowball
Rwandan convoy in the road to Juba in 2014. RICHARD STUPART/ADR As reports of heavy weapons fire in Juba continue to arrive, RICHARD STUPART speaks to IOM project […]
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What's Happening in Juba: Dr Lual Deng
Rwandan convoy in the road to Juba in 2014. RICHARD STUPART/ADR As reports of heavy weapons fire in Juba come in over the weekend, RICHARD STUPART spoke to Dr Lual Deng, […]
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If We Leave, We Are Killed (part II)
A recently-released IOM report, titled If we leave, we are killed examines what became of the United Nations’ protection of civilian (PoC) sites that appeared when […]
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Sudan Bombs Primary School in Kauda
On Wednesday afternoon, a government warplane bombed a leading primary school in Kauda, Sudan, wounding a Kenyan teacher. A Sudanese Sukhoi jet dropped two parachute […]