Eliza Mackintosh

US used up about a quarter of its high-end missile interceptors during Israel-Iran war, exposing gap in supplies | CNN The United States blew through about a quarter of its supply of high-end THAAD missile interceptors during Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June, according to two sources familiar with the operation, ...

"Using so many THAADs in such a short period exposed a gap in the US missile defense network and depleted a costly asset at a moment when American public support for Israeli defense has reached historic lows." @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social @tqiblawi.bsky.social report:
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Exclusive: Intercepted radio chatter and drone footage appear to capture Russian orders to kill surrendering Ukrainian troops | CNN CNN has obtained Russian radio transmissions that Ukrainian officials say provide further evidence that Russian superiors are ordering soldiers to execute Ukrainian prisoners of war in violation of in...

The radio crackled, but the order barked into it was clear: Capture the commander and kill the others. @cnn.com investigation reveals new details about the alleged execution of surrendering Ukrainian troops by Russian forces.

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‘Our Russian Town!’ Content creators paint a rosy picture of life in occupied Mariupol, with support from the Kremlin | CNN A CNN investigation found that residents of Mariupol, including schoolchildren, are being trained in new media programs and “blogger schools” with ties to the Russian state.

Russia is using a more subtle power to keep its grip on occupied Ukraine: influencers. A @cnn.com investigation found Mariupol residents, including children, are being trained in new media programs and “blogger schools” with ties to the Russian state. edition.cnn.com/2025/05/13/e...

Beautiful essay by @donie.bsky.social on the factors that drive people to believe in conspiracy theories and how you can help a loved one who's stuck down the rabbit hole. Listen to his new podcast, Persuadable, on the same subject here: link.chtbl.com/9zhzPzEO

Thrilled to see my talented colleague @katiepolglase.bsky.social nominated for outstanding emerging journalist #NewsEmmys. You can read her brilliant investigations, which draw on a mix of open-source and traditional reporting techniques, here: edition.cnn.com/profiles/kat...

Proud that two of our investigations into Israel’s war in Gaza have been nominated for #NewsEmmys. Powerful reporting by @tqiblawi.bsky.social, @allegragoodwin.bsky.social, @jomanak.bsky.social, @mickbk.bsky.social, @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social and many more. cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/05/01/c...

Film Awards - 2025 Shortlist

Some excellent open source investigations from last year are on the @cen4infores.bsky.social and @planet.com awards shortlist. See them below. www.info-res.org/film-awards/...

‘Dad, help me… we were targeted by the Israelis’: Audio and video capture last moments of aid workers killed in Gaza | CNN A CNN review of audio and video capturing the attack, photos and satellite imagery of the mass grave, along with interviews with an eyewitness, forensic experts and family members provides a detailed ...

“Come to me, Dad, help me… we were targeted by the Israelis, and they are now shooting at us directly.” Audio and video capture last moments of aid workers killed in Gaza. Yahya Abou-Ghazala, @jeremydiamond.bsky.social, @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social and team report: edition.cnn.com/2025/04/07/m...

Iran’s shadow war with Israel is ensnaring Swedish teens, security services say Teenagers are being hired by gangs to carry out crimes in Sweden. Now, security services say, some are unwittingly acting on behalf of the Iranian regime.

Swedish gangs have been exploiting children and teenagers as hired guns in a wave of violence. Now, intelligence sources say, the Iranian regime is using them in a shadow war against Israel. @katiepolglase.bsky.social and @pallabimunsi.bsky.social investigate: edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

Iran’s shadow war with Israel is ensnaring Swedish teens, security services say Teenagers are being hired by gangs to carry out crimes in Sweden. Now, security services say, some are unwittingly acting on behalf of the Iranian regime.

Our latest: we've been digging on why Swedish teenagers carried out missions against Israeli interests in Europe at the behest of Iran.

@pallabimunsi.bsky.social @elizamackintosh.bsky.social Barbara Arvanitidis, Mark Baron, Alex Platt, Li-Lian Ahlskog-Hou & many more.

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Israeli outposts have proliferated in the West Bank since Oct. 7, new analysis shows. With Trump in office, Palestinians fear annexation could be next. | CNN Illegal herding outposts have ballooned by nearly 50% since the war broke out, according to a joint report shared exclusively with CNN by Israeli advocacy groups Peace Now and Kerem Navot, covering da...

Illegal Israeli herding outposts have proliferated in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7, new analysis reveals. With Trump in office, Palestinians fear annexation could be next.
@allegragoodwin.bsky.social, @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social and Nada Bashir report: edition.cnn.com/2025/03/20/m...

Drawing on survivor interviews, satellite imagery and verified videos, reporting by @tqiblawi.bsky.social, Sarah El Sirgany, @allegragoodwin.bsky.social and @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social reveals the scale of sectarian violence that played out across Syria's coastal region earlier this month.

‘Ethnic cleansing!’ Videos show Syrian government-aligned forces reveling in massacre of minorities in coastal town | CNN A CNN investigation sheds light on the massacre of an Alawite community in al-Sanobar, or Pine village, where government-aligned forces subjected largely unarmed villagers to summary executions, looti...

CNN investigation sheds light on the massacre of an Alawite community in al-Sanobar, or Pine village, where government-aligned forces subjected largely unarmed villagers to summary executions, looting, arson and sectarian slurs. Bodies were piled in two mass graves. edition.cnn.com/2025/03/17/m...

Trump insists Putin wants peace. But the war is raging - and Ukrainian civilians are dying | CNN When emergency workers arrived at the home of Tetyana Kulyk and her husband Pavlo Ivanchov shortly after it was hit by a Russian drone on Wednesday, all they could do was recover their charred bodies.

Trump insists Putin wants peace. Yet at the same time, Moscow continues launching deadly attacks against civilians in Ukraine. Innocent Ukrainians are being killed on daily basis. Here are some of their stories. cnn.com/2025/03/03/e...

Live updates: Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, source says | CNN Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, the first positive sign in months that a truce in the Israel-...

Israel and Hamas agree to a deal that will pause fighting in Gaza and lead to the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, source says.

Let's make a more diverse osint starter pack - a 50/50 m/f split and a move away from westerners would be great. I've made a start (and yes, it's currently lots of men/westerners - help me shift the balance!) Can the community help me crowd source this?

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China is building new detention centers all over the country as Xi Jinping widens corruption purge | CNN More than 200 specialized detention facilities have been built or expanded across China, a CNN investigation finds, as the Chinese leader extends his crackdown beyond the ruling Communist Party to a v...

Great work here by @yong.bsky.social
How CNN reported this story:
"CNN obtained tender notices containing the keyword “liuzhi” published online between 2017 and November 2024. These were manually reviewed and classified as new detention center construction projects."
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Russia is intensifying its air war in Ukraine. A secretive factory is ramping up drone production to fuel the offensive | CNN A manufacturing plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region has significantly scaled up its production of Iranian-designed drones, using a range of Chinese components, and recruiting a low-skilled workforce of...

Russia's drone strikes on Ukraine have intensified. A secretive plant is fueling the onslaught, ramping up production with a workforce of Russian teens and African women. CNN's Clare Sebastian, @vascocotovio.bsky.social @allegragoodwin.bsky.social and team report: edition.cnn.com/2024/12/27/e...

Suspect in German Christmas market attack had history of troubling social media posts that grew increasingly dark | CNN The man accused of killing five people and injuring more than 200 others by ramming a car into a crowded German Christmas market had a history of making anti-Islam statements, which had grown increasi...

The man accused of killing five people and injuring more than 200 others in an attack on a German Christmas market had a history of making anti-Islam statements, which had grown increasingly dark and threatening towards Germany in recent months. Latest from @cnn.com: edition.cnn.com/2024/12/21/e...