Eliot Higgins

A Syrian civil defence member uses an oxygen mask after a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib.

‘Shocking’ video shows alleged chemical attack in Syria. But will it have an impact?

April 4, 2017Conflict

Dozens of gruesome videos appear to show a suspected chemical gas attack Tuesday on the rebel-held Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun. Will those images move the world to act against the Syrian regime?

According to Bellingcat, information in the James Foley execution video helped geolocate that the video was filmed Raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold in north-central Syria.

This hobbyist-turned-journalist is a one-man digital detective agency

August 29, 2014Media

This photo purportedly shows an ISIS class of 2014 martial arts graduation photo, and in the background, a bridge spanning a large river.

A blogger’s hobby becomes a valuable war reporting tool

August 27, 2014Media

Tracking Arms and Armies in Syria

August 14, 2013