Terrorism
Wed, Jul 5, 2023
Saudi Arabia’s execution of two Bahrainis sparks competing hashtags on Twitter
Arabic hashtag condemning the execution significantly more popular than hashtag supporting the execution
by Dina Sadek
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Russian War Report: Anti-Ukrainian counteroffensive narratives fail to go viral
As the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues in Ukraine's south and east, false narratives calling it unsuccessful fail to gain traction on Twitter.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, May 5, 2023
Russian War Report: Prigozhin threatens Wagner withdrawal from Bakhmut
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened to withdraw forces from Bakhmut following conflict with Russian military leadership over resources.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Apr 21, 2023
Russian War Report: Russia cancels Victory Day parades and moves “Immortal Regiment” marches online
Russia continues ramping up its attacks in eastern Ukraine while canceling its Victory Day parade in areas bordering Russian-annexed Ukrainian territory.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Mar 11, 2022
Russian War Report: Putin endorses plan to bring 16,000 “volunteers” from the Middle East to fight in Ukraine
Russia’s Defense Minister announced that more than 16,000 “volunteers” from the Middle East had expressed interest in joining Russia’s “liberation movement” for the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Feb 15, 2022
Russian War Report: Military camps close in on border as Kremlin accelerates false-flag narratives
While the Kremlin announced that some units have begun loading equipment onto trains to return to their bases, the DFRLab continues to observe other units positioning themselves closer to Ukraine's northeast border with Russia.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Wed, Feb 1, 2017
Target: Merkel
How the international far right mobbed the German Chancellor after the Berlinattack
by Ben Nimmo
Wed, Jan 18, 2017
Kadyrov’s Hunt for an ISIS Sleeper Cell
Detailing a special operation in Chechnya’s Kurchaloy district
Sat, Dec 17, 2016
Putin’s Special Forces in Syria
How Russian special operations activity in Syria was no longer so special
Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Aleppo’s Final Goodbyes
Harrowing stories from the city’s last hours
by Nicholas Yap
Tue, Dec 13, 2016
The Chechens Are Coming!
How Social Media posts spoiled Chechnya’s deployment of troops to Syria (who were already there)
Thu, Dec 8, 2016
Radical Salafis and Oil Thieves
What open sources can tell us about the security operation in Aktobe, Kazakhstan