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CIR is a global leader in open-source investigations, exposing and disrupting malign actors wherever they operate. Our teams investigate foreign influence operations, document harm in conflict environments and expose networks responsible for online manipulation and other harmful activity. At the heart of our approach is a distinctive combination of deep local expertise and cutting-edge investigative methods. By working with regional analysts, civil society partners and technical specialists, we are able to rapidly collect, verify and analyse digital evidence from some of the world’s most challenging environments.

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CIR aims to expose harm globally, online and offline, especially in violent conflicts.

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Containing

Fire

31st Jan 25

إحراق مستوطنات الكنابي مع انتشار رقعة العنف في الجزيرة

تضررت ثالث مستوطنات للكنابي جراء حرائق بين 11 و14 يناير، في هجمات
يُرجح أنها تمت بفعل فاعل.

Figure 1: Geolocation of one video showing SAF, GIS and SAF-allied forces and another video showing a man in civilian clothing being detained by men in GIS uniform at the same location in Haj Abdullah on 08 January. Source: X, X, Google Earth

Arrest Civilians

31st Jan 25

SAF and affiliated forces attack villages in Gezira

Civilians

25th Jan 25

Sudanese Armed Forces recaptures key city of Wad Madani

Sudan Witness verified three videos charting the pivotal moment the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) took back control of Wad Madani. The SAF recaptured Gezira's capital from the Rapid Support Forces on 12 January, marking a significant gain in the conflict.

Figure 6: geolocation of footage showing bodies along Wad Kanan Street on 15 January [14.416900, 33.486720]. Source: X, Esri

Violence

17th Jan 25

عنفٌ في الجزيرة عقب سيطرة القوات المسلحة السودانية على ود مدني

Minority Rights Information environment Online abuse

13th Dec 24

استهداف مجتمع الكنابي المهمش في الجزيرة بحملة كراهية شرسة عبر اإلنترنت

Pro-Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) accounts shared hate speech and misinformation about the marginalised Kanabi community in Gezira state throughout November.

Airstrike

9th Dec 24

Alleged airstrike on 13 Market, East Nile, Khartoum State

Flash Report: Sudan Witness has verified footage showing a destroyed marketplace and motionless bodies in East Nile, Khartoum State.

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