Reade Levinson

In Chad, I spoke to many people who escaped al-Fashir. Again and again, I heard stories about RSF fighters separating young children and putting them in the back of vehicles. I started to ask specifically about this, looking for more witnesses and for people who knew the children who had been taken. This is that story: reuters.com/world/africa/s… #KeepEyesOnSudan

Amazing job by @readelev and the whole Reuters crew on this amazing documentary on El Fasher. First in Reuters history! youtu.be/eAJfwkUsfRQ

A full Arabic version of the story is available here: reuters.com/ar/world/D6LFY…

A spokesperson for the RSF-led coalition government in Nyala denied the release, calling the reports "completely false"

‘The butcher of al-Fashir’, an RSF commander sanctioned for executing unarmed people during Sudan's civil war has returned to the battlefield, nine sources say. Our investigation: reuters.com/investigations…

🚨RSF Brigadier General Abu Lulu, "the Butcher of El Fasher", under sanction by the US, UK, EU, and UN, has been quietly released from detention by the RSF "boost RSF troop morale," per Reuters. Orders were given that he not be filmed on the battlefield. reuters.com/investigations…

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces quietly released a U.N.-sanctioned commander, sources told Reuters, without a public accounting of a promised probe into alleged war crimes. The RSF denies setting Abu Lulu free, calling the reports ‘completely false’ reut.rs/42JUWFT

Devices carried by Colombian mercenaries were tracked moving from Colombia to Sudan, via UAE, Somalia, Chad and Libya, placing them in El Fasher during the RSF's violent takeover last October. New report from @just1nlynch at CIG shows how they got there and what they did.

Analysis by @ntabrizy and myself for @newlinesmag reveals that the U.S.-Israeli coalition has employed so-called double tap strikes, showing a callous disregard for civilians and a pattern of airstrikes seeking to inflict reckless harm on Iranians. newlinesmag.com/reportage/us-i…

Our reporting from January, based on testimony from 26 witnesses: reuters.com/world/africa/s…

A new report by the Darfur Network for Human Rights describes how the RSF kept survivors captive in al-Fashir, in some cases in metal containers underground, demanding ransoms. The report also confirms our reporting in January that the RSF has used children as slaves, for forced labor: dnhr.org/2026/03/31/rsf…

A first look at an apparent tungsten pellet from the U.S. strikes on Lamerd, Feb. 28. PrSM is designed to detonate above target and disperse thousands of these pellets outward. Our analysis shows they killed at least 21 people, including girls who were at volleyball practice.

Latest piece by @bellingcat with great work by @Easybakeovensz and @Mabl2K. bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/2… #Sudan #Chad #RSF #Drone

A projectile falls from the sky during an Israeli strike on central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

This image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, which has been widely published by Iranian media today and now appears on his new X account, appears to have been manipulated with AI. Google's SynthID finds watermarks in it that indicate it has been edited using Google AI. A cropped reverse image search finds what appears to be the original version of the photo published several years ago. It shows Mojataba at a pro-government rally. The background and those surrounding him seem to have been edited and removed using AI.

We've published 4 investigations in less than 2 weeks, starting with this OSINT piece showing how a US-Israel March 5 airstrike missed its military target and instead hit a first responder site 200 meters away - by @ntabrizy and @ChrisOsieck newlinesmag.com/spotlight/airs…

“Made in USA” and Department of Defense codes: new photos of weapon debris allegedly recovered from Feb. 28 school strike in Minab show remnants consistent with a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile. w/ @malachybrowne @johnismay nytimes.com/2026/03/09/wor…

Satellite company @planet has announced a *14 day delay* to the release of imagery in the MidEast. This will be a huge setback for those trying to verify events in the region.

Sudan has accused Ethiopia of allowing drones to be launched from its territory into Sudan to carry out attacks in February and March, the first time it has directly accused its powerful neighbour of involvement in the three-year civil war. reuters.com/business/media…