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On 4 May 2026, strikes hit Khartoum. CIR geolocated three videos confirming a smoke plume north of the airport.

Drawing on more than two years of open-source investigations, CIR has mapped verified incidents of strikes, sieges, demolitions, sniper fire, and the systematic destruction of medical infrastructure across Gaza’s hospitals. This article brings that evidence together into a single account of the dismantling of Gaza’s healthcare system

As the RSF continues its eastward advance through central Sudan, CIR has been tracking and verifying conflict activity across South Kordofan throughout March and April 2026. Using satellite data and verified footage, CIR documented evidence of conflict activity near civilian infrastructure in Dilling and Al Hamadi, including by a hospital, university, and major water reservoir.

Religious buildings, protected as civilian objects and cultural property under international humanitarian law, have become scenes of devastation in Myanmar.

Eastern DRC’s abundant natural resources and the habitats that host them are just one of the many victims of the ongoing conflict. Armed groups turn to these resources as a means of conflict financing, while at the same time the precarious conditions of millions of people displaced by the conflict itself put further strain on protected areas harbouring the raw materials needed for survival. Read the article in full to find out more about the relationship between armed conflict in eastern DRC and the region’s resources.

As Israel's evacuation zone expands northward into Lebanese territory, CIR has documented strikes landing inside it and troops advancing deeper. With over 1 million self-reported IDPs and 133,492 IDPs in collective shelters as of 18 March 2026, the reality on the ground appears to increasingly diverge from evacuation orders.

Since the start of the Syrian revolution in 2011, mines have killed thousands of Syrians and injured thousands more. In collaboration with CIR, this investigation by the Syrian CSO SIRAJ, reveals a systematic campaign by the Assad regime to use mines to cause long-term human, material, and environmental harm that could last for decades.

Evidence verified by CIR shows a sharp escalation in Israeli military activity across Lebanon, with nearly 100 airstrikes documented in one week alongside confirmed ground incursions north of the Blue Line.

Using open-source analysis, CIR has sequenced key incidents during the RSF's takeover of El Fasher in October 2025, identifying human rights violations and linking senior RSF commanders to specific operations, detention sites, and executions. This is the first time open-source information about the RSF takeover of El Fasher has been presented in an in-depth chronological analysis.

New Sudan Witness analysis documents an escalation in indications of violence in Sudan’s Kordofan region, as pro-RSF calls for violence online coincide with satellite evidence of fighting, displacement, and trench construction around key cities.