Security analyst and researcher. Focusing on VEOs in Sub-Saharan Africa, primarily Lake Chad.https://bsky.app/profile/tomaszrolbiecki.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomaszrolbiecki.bsky.social/post/3lbfk2gtrwc2nEarlier this month, in a random group I am lurking in, I stumbled across the JAS video from the Barkaram attack. It is quite short, just over four minutes long, but it has some interesting moments. Left: A brief shot recorded during the attack. Right: Some of the weapons captured by JAS.20 Nov 2024 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:ljo6lw67vdoglfsoide57o5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfk2gtrwc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomaszrolbiecki.bsky.social/post/3lb6agadmgk2pBrain-Dead Kennedys [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Nov 2024 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:ljo6lw67vdoglfsoide57o5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6agadmgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomaszrolbiecki.bsky.social/post/3lakc5d2p5k2hLet's try it again - Lake Chad Conflict Reporting Updates 2024. Starting with the geolocation of NAF Airstrikes in Arina Woje, targeting alleged ISWAP hideouts and reportedly killing 70 militants on 7 Nov 24 (there's no way for me to verify this). Location: https://satellites.pro/Nigeria_map#A12.650415,13.959677,1809 Nov 2024 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:ljo6lw67vdoglfsoide57o5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lakc5d2p5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomaszrolbiecki.bsky.social/post/3lahdkae2uq2eBefore I started posting here, I wrote a thread about a rare ISWAP attack aimed at stopping the construction of a militia (CJTF?) base in Burimari, Borno State. https://xcancel.com/TomaszRolbiecki/status/1854073383815709018 ISWAP made an update yesterday in al-Naba' newspaper, claiming that due to the attack, the site was abandoned.08 Nov 2024 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:ljo6lw67vdoglfsoide57o5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lahdkae2uq2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tomaszrolbiecki.bsky.social/post/3labzqjof2t26Starting my BlueSky experience with an interesting profile of a killed ISWAP figure, Abu Khalid Al-Hammadi Muhammad bin Harun Al-Barnawi, published last week in al-Naba' magazine. Al-Naba' says he was born in 1996-97 (the newspaper says, the Year 1417 Hijri) in Kala-Balge, in Borno State.06 Nov 2024 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:ljo6lw67vdoglfsoide57o5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3labzqjof2t26