{"id":388,"date":"2020-01-05T23:13:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T23:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/?p=388"},"modified":"2020-05-11T15:47:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T15:47:02","slug":"osint-guide-to-verifying-news-from-conflict-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/05\/osint-guide-to-verifying-news-from-conflict-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"OSINT guide to verifying news from conflict zones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"388\" class=\"elementor elementor-388\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f04e98b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f04e98b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0407bc8\" data-id=\"0407bc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa778d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fa778d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Happy New Year 2020!<\/p><p>Well, not quite&#8230;<\/p><p>So far the start of the new decade has been underwhelming, to say the least.<\/p><p>With every major media outlet reporting on the story of a US drone strike that caused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-50995792\">the death of an Iranian general in Iraq and the subsequent fallout<\/a>, it is hard to be optimistic about the developments in the Middle East.<\/p><p>What is harder again is finding the truth in the torrent of media reports, many of which come with a strong bias and a hidden agenda, be it pro-Trump or anti-Trump, whatever the case may be.<\/p><p>So here is a quick demonstration on how we can independently try to verify the information. I am going to use some very recent news examples to keep this relevant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cd5d32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cd5d32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8f31cf\" data-id=\"d8f31cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334540e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"334540e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Identify and search for the keywords<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b9cdb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b9cdb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c27510\" data-id=\"9c27510\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528753c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"528753c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every media report, even a biased, incomplete or a manipulated one, will contain important keywords.<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s use the following example, originally posted on Facebook:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f71db5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f71db5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00570a2\" data-id=\"00570a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccfe1c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccfe1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/attack-news-osint.jpg?fit=491%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/attack-news-osint.jpg?w=491&amp;ssl=1 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/attack-news-osint.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b043fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b043fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-555498c\" data-id=\"555498c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8da5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc8da5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8230; and the one from Twitter:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bab836a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bab836a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5e9918\" data-id=\"c5e9918\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79edfa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79edfa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-statement-osint.jpg?fit=292%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-statement-osint.jpg?w=552&amp;ssl=1 552w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-statement-osint.jpg?resize=292%2C300&amp;ssl=1 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4e9631 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4e9631\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40401aa\" data-id=\"40401aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52999be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52999be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here we have a piece of information, far from complete. Besides, the tone of the message attempts to diminish this incidents to a mere &#8220;attempt&#8221;.<\/p><p>So let&#8217;s see.<\/p><p>The main keywords here are:<\/p><p><em>&#8220;Kenya&#8221;, &#8220;Kenya Defence Forces&#8221;, &#8220;Manda Air Strip&#8221;, &#8220;security breach&#8221;, &#8220;terrorists&#8221;, &#8220;airstrip&#8221;.<\/em><\/p><p>Searching Google for those is fine, but some relevant results might not be included. This is why you should try using Google operators:<\/p><ul><li><strong>inurl:[keyword]<\/strong> &#8211; returns specific keyword search results for words present in the URL.<\/li><li><strong>inposttitle:[keyword]<\/strong> &#8211; returns articles and blog posts that contain the keyword in their title.<\/li><li><strong>related:[website name]<\/strong> &#8211; returns websites that Google deems to have content related to the one we searched for.<\/li><li><strong>cache:[website name]<\/strong> &#8211; returns the latest cached version of a website available to Google. Particularly useful for retrieving content that was recently removed from the website but still resides in the cache.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/advanced_search\">Google advanced search<\/a> &#8211; allows combining more detailed search methods, including multi-lingual searches.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230f15b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230f15b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccb1295\" data-id=\"ccb1295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a84d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a84d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Of course, Google is not the only search engine that can be used here. In fact, depending on things like the language and country of origin of the news report, other search engines could produce different or even better results.<\/em><\/p><p><em>With no relevance to our incident, but important to know:<\/em><\/p><p><em>For content in the Chinese language, one of the best results can be gained from Baidu; for the Russian language and content &#8211; Yandex, and so on.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Back to the topic.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6637029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6637029\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7d2d7d\" data-id=\"f7d2d7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a26b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a26b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Determine and verify the location<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91f93bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91f93bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-596fb5c\" data-id=\"596fb5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e3d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6e3d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When viewing video footage or imagery from a news report, you can independently verify some\u00a0 locations using open source intelligence resources.<\/p><p>This is the realm of GEOINT, which stands for geospatial intelligence. GEOINT is all about gathering information derived from images in relation to a particular geographical location.<\/p><p>Example:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2636259 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2636259\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03d04a4\" data-id=\"03d04a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e8e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16e8e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-1.jpg?fit=768%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-1.jpg?resize=300%2C145&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C495&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-1.jpg?resize=768%2C371&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aec8c91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aec8c91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-331a466\" data-id=\"331a466\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6fb9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b6fb9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This footage was circulated in various news reports covering the Manda Air Strip attack.<\/p><p>At the first glance, it is not possible to verify this location, dominated by shrubbery and not much else.<\/p><p>Luckily, the two shacks marked with red squares might contain some hints.<\/p><p>We can quite easily locate the Manda Air Strip using Google Earth:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a11f56c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a11f56c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5746b0a\" data-id=\"5746b0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5458534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5458534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/airstrip-kenya-location.jpg?fit=505%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/airstrip-kenya-location.jpg?w=505&amp;ssl=1 505w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/airstrip-kenya-location.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-142dc7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"142dc7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6207d3\" data-id=\"c6207d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d0b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d0b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visual examination of the map in every direction points us to a compound called Lappset HQ Lamu, situated to the south-east of the airstrip.<\/p><p>Google Earth imagery appears to be a little dated, as the facility looks like it&#8217;s still under construction. Plus, the nearby area appears to be more barren with barely any vegetation.<\/p><p>However, marked with a red circle we can see the outlines of two buildings that look similar to the ones from the footage, including their positioning in relation to each other&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ead475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ead475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8102ff3\" data-id=\"8102ff3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aaee9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2aaee9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-3_.jpg?fit=686%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-398\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-3_.jpg?w=686&amp;ssl=1 686w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-3_.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dd9b93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dd9b93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffd79c1\" data-id=\"ffd79c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78efc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d78efc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A piece of video uploaded to Facebook appears to further confirm the location &#8211; notice these characteristic, long rectangular buildings within the compound:<\/p><div style=\"width: 396px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-388-1\" width=\"396\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-video-OSINT.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-video-OSINT.mp4\">https:\/\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-video-OSINT.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c229d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c229d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7b2225\" data-id=\"a7b2225\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c27da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59c27da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Find and consult non-official sources<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68f05d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68f05d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abfb952\" data-id=\"abfb952\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8251ba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8251ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By this I mean searching through social media and looking for content uploaded by user accounts who are not affiliated with any media outlets.<\/p><p>You can use your keywords to search for specific phrases of interest ore hashtags.<\/p><p>You can also use websites like Tweeplers to access a real time map of tweets coming from a location of interest &#8211; I wrote about it <a href=\"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/24\/osint-me-tricky-thursday-1\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>In this case, a number of other images of this incident have surfaced on Twitter, for instance this one (credit to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/john_ngume\/status\/1213793482747174914\">@john_ngume<\/a>):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0da5624 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0da5624\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145f153\" data-id=\"145f153\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed04ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed04ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-4_.jpg?fit=680%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-400\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-4_.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-4_.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3a8bd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3a8bd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a974a31\" data-id=\"a974a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206c8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"206c8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surprisingly (or not surprisingly?) enough, I was also able to find some content uploaded by what appeared to be social media accounts linked to Al-Shabaab, the Islamist terrorist group that claimed the responsibility for the attack.<\/p><p>I will only paste cropped out images as opposed to the whole posts, to avoid giving them publicity. Besides, their accounts have been reported and I expect them to be taken offline soon, if they haven&#8217;t been already by the time you read this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87f7cfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87f7cfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c29dbb3\" data-id=\"c29dbb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08af14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e08af14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-5.jpg?fit=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-402\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-5.jpg?w=510&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-5.jpg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-351b952 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"351b952\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86aea32\" data-id=\"86aea32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f61517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f61517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-6.jpg?fit=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-6.jpg?w=509&amp;ssl=1 509w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kenya-attack-osint-6.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90abadb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90abadb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43aa47b\" data-id=\"43aa47b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c970383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c970383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The destroyed aircraft was quickly identified by aviation enthusiasts as USSOCOM \/ DHC-8 \/ N8200L.<\/p><p>A quick check of that aircraft using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planespotters.net\">www.planespotters.net<\/a> reveales an entry stating that the plane was &#8220;destroyed in an attack by Al-Shabaab terrorist organisation at Manda Bay&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61b3654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61b3654\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b813e3\" data-id=\"8b813e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4cd16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b4cd16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/plane-kenya-attack-osint.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/plane-kenya-attack-osint.jpg?w=1076&amp;ssl=1 1076w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/plane-kenya-attack-osint.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/plane-kenya-attack-osint.jpg?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/plane-kenya-attack-osint.jpg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">   <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42dee2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42dee2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e78cfe\" data-id=\"5e78cfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408798b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"408798b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Ask and answer questions; draw your own conclusions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adbb6b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adbb6b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c32eba5\" data-id=\"c32eba5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c936ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c936ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The initial statement regarding the nature of this incident was brief, incomplete and aimed at diminishing the nature of what happened.<\/p><p>Al-Shabaab claims in a statement to have killed 17 American and 9 Kenyan soldiers. It also claims to have destroyed 7 aircraft and 5 military vehicles in the attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf03a74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf03a74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f1437b\" data-id=\"2f1437b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21c1a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f21c1a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/statement-1.jpg?fit=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/statement-1.jpg?w=992&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/statement-1.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/statement-1.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/statement-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231f7f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231f7f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dbea83\" data-id=\"5dbea83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a1cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a1cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The statement issued by US Africa Command mentions 1 US serviceman and 2 defence contractors who were killed, while 2 others were wounded.<\/p><p>It also states that 6 contractor-operated civilian aircraft were damaged during the attack.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, The Associated Press news agency reported that 2 aircraft and 2 US military helicopters, as well as multiple vehicles were destroyed at the airstrip &#8211; so the extent of the damage and casualties remains unclear. Some other news outlets claimed that 4 US soldiers died in the attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4361c10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4361c10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d37bf0\" data-id=\"2d37bf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc649a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdc649a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/statement-2.jpg?fit=474%2C629&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/statement-2.jpg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/statement-2.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9fce78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9fce78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51fa010\" data-id=\"51fa010\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279b671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"279b671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONCLUSIONS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a3dae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a3dae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15fd455\" data-id=\"15fd455\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec95ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec95ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We should remember that nearly every news report has an agenda.<\/p><p>Media outlets dish out information in a way that suits them the best at the given time, not with the full objectivity and complete truth in mind.<\/p><p>I hope that some of the information verification methods used to illustrate the above example will be useful to you.<\/p><p>If you have any suggestions or want to share some observations, please let me know in the comments section below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Year guide to methods of verifying news, images and videos from conflict zones. 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