Google Earth has updated its satellite imagery of many parts of Sudan. Looking over West Darfur city of El Geneina, I am shocked at the level of destruction. In some parts, whole areas have been destroyed and cleared. Location: 13.4469, 22.4151 (dates: April 2023 & March 2024)

At BBC Verify we’ve been examining video from Israel’s attack on Iran and how the shadow war is now out in the open

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When geolocation is tricky, you can still verify! Here are 4 different perspectives of the Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel synchronised. Having geolocated the two in the skies over Al Aqsa, we can now also be confident the other two depict the same events

I don't think I've ever seen a statement being constantly updated. The IRGC statement initially said it had launched drones.

Then it said it's dones AND missiles 'have struck' their targets.

Now, they've revised 'have struck' to 'have launched'.

You are going to hear a lot about Iranian ‘Kamikaze drones’ such as the Shahed in the coming days.

Sanjana and the rest of our team wrote a brilliant visual piece if you want to understand them and the physical and psychological toll they have

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Iran's state TV has just read a breaking statement by the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), in which the IRGC confirmed the launch of 'dozens of drones and missiles' against 'specific targets' in Israel.

Iranian state TV in a breaking news ticker confirms that the IRGC has launched an 'expansive drone operation' against Israel.

As reports comes in about Iran having launched drones toward Israel, pro-IRGC accounts on Telegram are sharing videos like these said to have been filmed in Iran's western provinces and Iraq. That's the Shahed's trademark lawnmower sound.

Designated as a terrorist group by both Iran and the US, the Baluch militant group Jaish al-Adl has proven difficult for Tehran to conrain. What is Jaish al-Adl and what does it want?

With comments from Daniele Garofalo, Kiyya Baloch, and Fatemeh Aman.

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This is both old and wrong. The aid convoy did not cross via Erez. A WHO spokesperson told me 'The video shows a WHO mission that reached Kamal Adwan and Al Awda hospital in north Gaza on 6 April from the south. They did not cross from Erez.' Filmed here: 31.537410, 34.506695

NEW INVESTIGATION: We looked into the tragedy on February 29 when over a hundred died while awaiting aid in northern Gaza. We found evidence that casts doubt on the IDF’s version of events. 1/5

Zahid Mahmood Gianluca Mezzofiore Eliza Mackintosh Ibrahim Dahman

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More than 33,000 Palestinians have been reported killed in Israel’s war in Gaza. Busy cities have been left in ruins.

Netanyahu says he wants to destroy Hamas, rescue hostages and keep Israel safe. But six months on, is it meeting its stated war aims?

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Judging by the number of chemtrail posts I’m seeing, some people (actually, quite a lot of people) need to read this.

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IS supporters have recently been discussing leveraging AI to boost diversity, appeal and reach of IS content. Among their experimentations appears to this 'news bulletin' (video) that offers a roundup of IS claims, read out by what appears to be an AI-generated presenter

BBC Verify has been studying images of the aftermath of the attack to try to piece together what we know about the incident.

The three badly damaged cars were around 2.5km apart, which suggests there was more than one strike.

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BBC Verify has examined images of the aftermath of an Israeli attack on an aid convoy in Gaza to try to piece together what happened. Here’s what we can say so far - Benedict Garman Shayan Sardarizadeh Tom Spencer Merlyn Thomas Osob Rashid Elmi Jemimah Herd Joshua Cheetham bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, before and after

New images released today by Maxar Technologies compare what al-Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest medical facility, looked like in June 2022 with what it looks like now in April 2024.

1/ IS has admitted that the four Moscow attackers have been apprehended and are in Russian custody, and prayed for their release. This came through its weekly paper al-Naba. Said 'it's known in Sharia' that anything a prisoner says/ confesses to isn't counted as it's under duress

🧵Sharing key points as I listen to IS leadership msg, with little or no insight at this point:

My dream gig - a story about North Korea, trousers and the words 'voluminous legwear'.

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