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Four investigators share their thoughts and experiences from the past year – providing insights into the role open source research has played in the conflict and the personal challenges they have faced.

Open source investigators verify over 2,600 attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals, schools, churches and energy supply since Russian invasion

What are glide bombs and how have they become one of the most important weapons used by Russia in the war in Ukraine?

Since assuming power in August 2021, the Taliban have initiated a number of infrastructure projects in Kabul. But forced evictions and demolitions have seen ethnic minorities and vulnerable communities bear the brunt.

Starting in the last week of October, CIR observed a growing number of videos of Russian Shahed and Geran One Way Attack (OWA) drones flying at extremely low altitudes over Ukraine, in particular over the capital city, Kyiv. CIR assesses that the recent increase in numbers of drones being launched at Ukraine may be an attempt to deplete Ukraine’s air defence stocks. Additionally, Russia’s last large-scale missile strike against Ukraine occurred in August 2024 and CIR assesses that Russia has possibly been building up their missile stocks for a renewed campaign over the winter period.

In protests that began against job quotas and ended with the ousting of the government, footage filmed on the streets reveals a disproportionate level of violence by police officers and military personnel.

CIR’s Sudan Witness project verified that an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft crashed in the Al-Malha region of North Darfur state on 21 October. Analysts geolocated footage of the crash site to an area 115 kilometres (km) northeast of Kutum, North Darfur.

The ‘Myanmar TimeMap’ is an interactive map of Myanmar which contains information on verified and alleged human rights abuses in Myanmar.

The Myanmar Civil War has been raging for over seven decades, fueled by ethnic and political tensions and complicated by the military’s interference in the country’s governance.

An investigation by CIR’s Myanmar Witness project reveals the civilian harm resulting from a new military offensive.

Sudan Witness verified footage showing the RSF presence at the Southern Hospital, amid reports emerged of intense fighting in El Fasher.

Hostile rhetoric on Russian state-controlled TV tried to lay the foundation for widespread acceptance of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.