New from @bellingcat.com and @thetimes.com: Christopher Kinahan Jr, son of Kinahan Organised Crime Group founder Christy Kinahan, was issued with a new visa in the UAE less than two weeks ago — despite his status as a sanctioned individual

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 4d ago

With Daniel Kinahan set to face extradition back to Ireland, Bellingcat and @thetimes.com investigate the visa status of the leaders of the Kinahan cartel, who have been in hiding in Dubai. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/08...

Some news. Bellingcat is launching a membership program. If you like what we do, please think about joining and supporting us. Membership starts at whatever level you feel comfortable. Find out more here: www.bellingcat.com/donate/?utm_...

Last night our @frontlinepbs.bsky.social documentary collaboration with @pbs.org , @washingtonpost.com and @evidentmedia.org covering Iran's nuclear programme won an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Coverage: Long Form.

In other Gulf news from the last few hours 👀 www.rte.ie/news/2026/04...

Daniel Kinahan arrested in United Arab Emirates

Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates. He was arrested on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts in relation to alleged serious organised crime offences.

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With widespread internet blackouts in Iran and new restrictions on certain satellite imagery of the region at the request of the US government, Bellingcat is launching a tool to help estimate the damage in Iran and the wider Gulf region. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

When Satellite Imagery Goes Dark: New Tool Shows Damage in Iran and the Gulf - bellingcat

Bellingcat is introducing an updated damage assessment tool — called the Iran Conflict Damage Proxy Map — focused on destruction in Iran and the Gulf .

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New video has allowed us to piece together more about what happened during the Feb. 28 strike on an IRGC facility and adjacent primary school in Minab, Iran. It appears the area was hit by at least two separate waves of strikes

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 4mo ago

Two new videos have emerged showing the deadly strikes that hit an IRGC compound, as well as an adjacent girls’ school, in Minab, Iran. By geolocating and verifying the footage, Bellingcat found two waves of attacks, occurring hours apart. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

We worked with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org to track and identify Border Patrol agents who have used force in multiple cities and on multiple occasions during immigration crackdowns over the past year 👇

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 5mo ago

Bellingcat and our partners at @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org have tracked US Border Patrol agents, analysing over 85 hours of footage taken across the country to try and unpack the circumstances around multiple use-of-force incidents. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Some of the footage in this piece is fascinating, with farmers in Iraq and people aboard a cargo ship off the coast of Oman recording Tomahawks as they fly overhead

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 5mo ago

Bellingcat has geolocated eight videos showing US Tomahawks cruise missiles in Iraq heading towards Iran. The missiles appear to be flying low across valleys and were most likely fired from the Mediterranean sea, an expert told us. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

Read our analysis of the video showing a US Tomahawk missile strike next to Girls’ School in Iran on February 28 here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Video Shows US Tomahawk Missile Strike Next to Girls’ School in Iran - bellingcat

New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footag...

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New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

Two of the world's most wanted men, Daniel and Christy Kinahan, were photographed at an MMA event, Bellingcat and @thetimes.com found — their most recent sighting since the US issued multi-million dollar bounties. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

New Footage Shows Wanted Kinahan Cartel Kingpins Post-Sanctions - bellingcat

Daniel and Christy Kinahan have been photographed in Dubai, marking the most recent sighting of the wanted crime bosses since the US levied sanctions against the cartel.

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Here's what Bellingcat has been up to this week: Bellingcat analysed imagery and reporting from the first days of the conflict with Iran to identify US, Israeli and Iranian munitions now being deployed. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

“Bombs will fall Everywhere”: The American, Israeli and Iranian Weapons Being Deployed in Middle East - bellingcat

Bellingcat has been monitoring strikes across the Middle East and has identified a wide variety of weapons that have been used in the conflict so far, including missiles and drones.

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Satellite imagery captured a big explosion at the location of the now sunken Arctic Metagaz LNG tanker 👇

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 5mo ago

A March 3 explosion at the location of the now sunken Russian LNG tanker Arctic MetaGaz in the Mediterranean Sea was captured in mid-infrared optical imagery from the geostationary Meteosat-12 satellite. Visualisation: @simonsat.bsky.social/ESA. Data: EUMETSAT

Planet SkySat imagery today shows smoke rising from Shahid Bahonar port in Iran and a vessel on fire. The vessel alight has a visible launch pad similar to Kordestan and Makran in the analysis below and matches features seen in Google Earth imagery of Makran in Jan. 2024 . bsky.app/profile/cove...

H I Sutton@covertshores.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Iranian Navy In Port #OSINT -> www.hisutton.com/Iranian-Navy... As the world speculates on U.S. strikes on Iran, the Iranian Navy/IRGC are not showing significant signs of dispersing or otherwise attempting to protect their force. Vessels are in predictable locations around Bandar Abbas

The US and Israel launched strikes across Iran this morning. Iran has responded by firing ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, and US bases in the region. Civilians have already been killed or injured in multiple countries, caught in the crossfire.

A Bellingcat investigation reveals child soldiers in Sudan’s civil war have become viral figures on TikTok. Videos attracting millions of views show the children with senior military officials, celebrating battlefield victories and delivering violent threats. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The ‘Disney Stars’ of Sudan’s Civil War - bellingcat

To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat’s WhatsApp channel here. Child soldiers linked to Sudan’s warring factions have gained viral fame on TikTok, with their videos attracti...

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Excited to share this work! I have worked with @tomi-mcc.bsky.social and the team at @bellingcat.com to uncover the continuing operation that can be linked to the false flags at Dominica, Micronesia, Samoa, Guyana, Eswatini, St. Maarten, Aruba, Nicaragua, ... and many more.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New from Bellingcat: Shipwrecks, sham papers and false flags. We traced a network of fraudulent ship registries linked to Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma, connecting a wrecked tanker in India, an arms seizure in Senegal, and sanctioned oil transfers off Malaysia. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

the work @bellingcat.com is doing in Minneapolis is essential. I spoke with @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social about the site's U.S. strategy www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...

In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by “zooming in with a forensic lens”

Partnerships with local news outlets help "bring our stories to the audiences who need to see them most."

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American-made munitions have played a significant role in Israel’s operations in Gaza. Bellingcat has collated scores of incidents where the remnants of US-made munitions have been found in the aftermath of Israeli strikes. Read here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

Made in the USA: How American-Built Weapons Have Wrought Destruction in Gaza - bellingcat

Bellingcat has identified scores of incidents where remnants from munitions made in the US have been found after Israeli strikes in Gaza.

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My latest covering some of the strikes using US-made munitions used in Gaza.

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 6mo ago

American-made munitions have played a significant role in Israel’s operations in Gaza. Bellingcat has collated scores of incidents where the remnants of US-made munitions have been found in the aftermath of Israeli strikes. Read here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

Bellingcat has further analysed videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents. The footage shows an agent wearing a black beanie step behind Pretti. His right arm then appears to recoil at the same time the first shot is heard.

We just posted a quick analysis of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Mineapolis. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkFc...

Analysis of Alex Pretti Shooting in Minneapolis

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A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun” in the Alex Pretti shooting incident. A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.

We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.

Bellingcat’s @easybakeovensz.bsky.social has written this piece on the actions of a border patrol agent who fired a less lethal weapon into the face of protesters who had taken to the streets after the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 7mo ago

Just hours after Renee Good was shot, one member of Customs and Border Patrol’s elite tactical team on an adjacent street fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes, with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

Our researcher @godin.bsky.social has collated our analysis so far on the fatal shooting of Renee Good on Jan 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, into one shareable article. Read here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

Analysing Footage of Minneapolis ICE Shooting - bellingcat

Synced up footage of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent in Minneapolis helps a fuller picture of events to emerge.

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Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.

This is a really interesting read on how AI will impact aspects of the open source investigative field (like verification, geolocation & chronolocation). It details how contextual expertise and more transparency will be key for retaining trust reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-unde...

AI is undermining OSINT’s core assumptions. Here’s how journalists should adapt

As generative AI makes fabrication easier and detection harder, experts must evolve its methods, invest in contextual expertise, and adopt transparent workflows.

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New from Bellingcat, PBS Frontline, Evident and the Washington Post - Investigating the Impact of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Programme  www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...

Investigating the Impact of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Programme  - bellingcat

Bellingcat, FRONTLINE (PBS), The Washington Post and Evident Media examine the impact of strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme.

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With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com and @evidentmedia.org, we investigate the aftermath of June’s US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme, with Frontline reporters on the ground, exclusive interviews and open source analysis. Watch at 10pm EST/9pm CST, on Frontline, PBS.

FRONTLINE@frontlinepbs.bsky.social · 8mo ago

In the new documentary "Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question," FRONTLINE, @washingtonpost.com, @evidentmedia.org and @bellingcat.com investigate the impact of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear program. Premieres Tuesday, Dec. 16, on PBS and online.