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

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…

“As of early January, 4,300 RSF fighters were undergoing military training at the site and “their logistical and military supplies are being provided by the UAE,” the note by Ethiopia’s security services seen by Reuters read.” reuters.com/investigations…

I am concerned about reports of a UAE-linked training hub for genocidal RSF thugs in Ethiopia with possible supply routes via Somaliland. These moves would be escalatory and further reason to designate the RSF as an FTO, bringing consequences for this regional proxy support.

Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in neighbouring Sudan, @Reuters reporting has found

Eight sources, including a senior Ethiopian government official, said the United Arab Emirates financed the camp’s construction and provided military trainers and logistical support to the site. reuters.com/investigations…

For months it was reported, now there is confirmation: Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is allowing its territory to be used as a staging ground for continued Emirati support to Sudan's RSF, building secret camps for up to 4300 genocidaires in Benishangul-Gumuz. reuters.com/investigations…

Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in neighboring Sudan, Reuters reporting has found, in the latest sign that one of the world’s deadliest conflicts is sucking in regional powers from Africa and the Middle East reut.rs/3ZnRcIu

This confirms what many of us have felt: This has not only been worse than we’d ever imagined, but also worse than we knew only days ago.

Serving members of Kenya's security forces have been lured to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine, survivors and families say. They include a member of the elite U.S.-trained SPEAR unit, which guards the U.S. embassy in Nairobi. w/ @awuorombuor washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/…

The Secret Egyptian Air Base Behind Sudan’s Drone War - new evidence of how Africa's biggest conflict is morphing into a vast theater for high-tech warfare, driven by foreign interests. nytimes.com/2026/02/01/wor…

At the Chad-Sudan border, refugees say paramilitary fighters have been kidnapping children, in some cases killing their parents, since the civil war began. @Reuters spoke to 26 witnesses who shared their accounts reut.rs/4bomxlz

Reuters has 26 Darfuri witnesses describing 23 incidents where the RSF kidnapped at least 56 children bw 2mo-17yrs old telling their families they would be used as slaves, then, in many cases, killing the families. No words to describe this barbarism. reuters.com/world/africa/s…

Arabic version here: reuters.com/ar/world/NA3L2…

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