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Avery Schmitz

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Relief International (@reliefintl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Relief International is devastated to report that Friday evening local time, the 11 of April, RSF fighters breached the external perimeter of Zamzam camp, where we were the last providers of critical health and humanitarian services.

Relief International is devastated to report that Friday evening local time, the 11 of April, RSF fighters breached the external perimeter of Zamzam camp, where we were the last providers of critical health and humanitarian services.
Yousra Elbagir (@yousraelbagir) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Two years since the lives of millions of Sudanese people changed forever. Two years of devastating destruction unleashed on a country already reeling from poverty - brutality that is worsening by the day as the most vulnerable civilians face RSF retaliation with no real cover.

Pernicious Propaganda (@natsecboogie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Video shared by Mistério alleged to be a drone in use by CJNG against Mayiza affiliates. The drone is a DJI Avata 2, which is a FPV drone. If this is truly video from Mexico, this would be the first time we visualized a FPV drone being used by cartels in conflict.

Video shared by <a href="/semvulgoterror/">Mistério</a> alleged to be a drone in use by CJNG against Mayiza affiliates.

The drone is a DJI Avata 2, which is a FPV drone. 

If this is truly video from Mexico, this would be the first time we visualized a FPV drone being used by cartels in conflict.
Allegra Goodwin (@goodwinallegra) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled to share that I’ve been promoted to Visual Investigations Reporter CNN. I'll be further honing my specialism in #osint, maintaining my focus on war crimes and human rights abuses — and looking forward to exploring some new areas too!

Pernicious Propaganda (@natsecboogie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The three of us were sitting around having a discussion about the morality & reality of OSINT in the modern age after a recent OSINT story went viral about Yemen. Let’s just start w/ the fact that state actors have resources & more of a moral obligation than hobbyist OSINTers.

Chris Osieck (@chrisosieck) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Since January 2025, the Israeli military has been imposing a new system of spatial control on Jenin refugee camp. Our analysis of the patterns of destruction show they carve routes within the dense urban fabric for military purposes. frames.forensic-architecture.org/west-bank/spat…

Yahya Abou-Ghazala (@yahyaghazala) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW from our investigative team: 'Death and hunger searching for food': Videos, forensic analysis and witnesses point to Israeli gunfire in Gaza aid site shooting cnn.com/2025/06/04/mid…

Keegan Hamilton (@keegan_hamilton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New story Los Angeles Times w/ Kate Linthicum on Colombian soldiers being recruited to fight for Mexican cartels. The hot spot is in Michoacán, where CJNG and rival groups are both said to employ mercenaries with expertise in weapons and explosives… latimes.com/world-nation/s…

New story <a href="/latimes/">Los Angeles Times</a> w/ <a href="/katelinthicum/">Kate Linthicum</a> on Colombian soldiers being recruited to fight for Mexican cartels. 

The hot spot is in Michoacán, where CJNG and rival groups are both said to employ mercenaries with expertise in weapons and explosives…

latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Trevor Ball (@easybakeovensz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Overview of the improvised/craft UAV-delivered munitions being used by Mexican drug cartels. These munitions are becoming more common, and in some cases more advanced. There's also been some large seizures by Mexican authorities lately.

Overview of the improvised/craft UAV-delivered munitions being used by Mexican drug cartels. These munitions are becoming more common, and in some cases more advanced. There's also been some large seizures by Mexican authorities lately.
Sofia Barnett (@_sofiabarnett) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last month, I spent two weeks traveling across West Africa w/ Nicholas Kristof reporting for The New York Times. My first piece of foreign correspondence is now live. I am forever grateful for the girls who shared their stories with me. Now, they’re shared with you. nytimes.com/2025/07/02/opi…

Keegan Hamilton (@keegan_hamilton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#BREAKING: New court filing shows Sinaloa cartel leader El Mayo Zambada has reached an agreement with US federal prosecutors and will change his plea to guilty at his next court hearing on Aug. 25

#BREAKING: New court filing shows Sinaloa cartel leader El Mayo Zambada has reached an agreement with US federal prosecutors and will change his plea to guilty at his next court hearing on Aug. 25
Pernicious Propaganda (@natsecboogie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Geolocation of the aftermath of an explosion that occurred approximately 100 meters from the entrance to the Base Aérea Marco Fidel Suárez in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. Work w/ el6rin6o6aucho POV (3.4524918, -76.4972673) Source: Red+ Noticias via UHN Plus

Geolocation of the aftermath of an explosion that occurred approximately 100 meters from the entrance to the Base Aérea Marco Fidel Suárez in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.

Work w/ <a href="/el6rin6o6aucho/">el6rin6o6aucho</a>

POV (3.4524918, -76.4972673)

Source: <a href="/RedMasNoticias/">Red+ Noticias</a> via <a href="/UHN_Plus/">UHN Plus</a>
SA Defensa (@sa_defensa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📍Norfolk, #UnitedStates (🇺🇸) The U.S. Navy Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) has officially begun departing Norfolk Naval Base en route to #Venezuela (🇻🇪). The USS San Antonio (LPD-17) left Norfolk 30 minutes ago with 3x MV-22 Ospreys on board.

📍Norfolk, #UnitedStates (🇺🇸)

The <a href="/USNavy/">U.S. Navy</a> Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) has officially begun departing Norfolk Naval Base en route to #Venezuela (🇻🇪).

The USS San Antonio (LPD-17) left Norfolk 30 minutes ago with 3x MV-22 Ospreys on board.
Katarina Szulc (@katarinaszulc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exclusiva: El CJNG está secuestrando a mujeres jóvenes en Juárez, practicándoles cesáreas rudimentarias, asesinándolas y vendiendo a sus recién nacidos en El Paso con documentos falsos.

Exclusiva: El CJNG está secuestrando a mujeres jóvenes en Juárez, practicándoles cesáreas rudimentarias, asesinándolas y vendiendo a sus recién nacidos en El Paso con documentos falsos.
IRONCLAD (@thisisironclad) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Juárez Horror: A Cartel's New Target @katarinaszulc investigates allegations that the CJNG is targeting pregnant women to traffic their unborn children. A horrifying new reality on the border. Hear the full story on Borderland: Dispatches with @katarinaszulc, presented by

Drazen Jorgic (@draz_dj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The CIA, secretive Mexican narco-hunting units and the chase for cartel kingpins. Our investigation into how the CIA has morphed into a secret force shaping Mexico’s drug war. W/ the brilliant Laura Gottesdiener reuters.com/investigations…

Mauricio Torres (@mau_torres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Helicóptero de la Marina de EE.UU. voló a unos 250 kilómetros de Venezuela. Caracas dice que es “fake news” cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/09/10/eeu… Una nota en equipo con Avery Schmitz y Germán Padinger.