Bellingcat conflict
Skill CasualSecurityInc/Bellingcat-OSINT-Toolkit/skills/bellingcat-conflict
Investigate armed conflicts, political violence, weapons, and munitions. Track protest events, military movements, explosive ordnance, and police records. Use when the user mentions a conflict zone, weapons, munitions, political violence, protest, or military activity, even if they don't mention "OSINT" or "conflict."From its SKILL.md
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Bellingcat Conflict Investigation Tools
Tools for tracking conflict events, weapons identification, and political violence research.
Choosing Tools
- Use event databases for incident patterns, mapping services for current context, and specialist references for weapon or munition identification.
- Treat conflict reporting as time-sensitive and corroborate claims with independent sources.
Tools
| Tool | Best for | Cost | Description | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACLED | Data and analysis on political violence and protest around the world, facilitating… | Partially Free | ACLED provides data and analysis on political violence and protest around the world, facilitating research, policy ma... | Details |
| Bulletpicker.com | A collection of ammunition guidebooks and manuals from several different armed forces. | Free | Bulletpicker.com is a collection of ammunition guidebooks and manuals from several different armed forces. | Details |
| CAT UXO | A repository for professionals working in the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) space. | Partially Free | A repository for professionals working in the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) space. | Details |
| LiveUAMap | A mapping tool that provides up-to-date information on global geopolitical events,… | Partially Free | LiveUAMap is a mapping tool that provides up-to-date information on global geopolitical events, conflicts, and crises. | Details |
| Open Source Munitions Portal | A searchable library of verified images for researchers, journalists, and practitioners… | Free | A searchable library of verified images for researchers, journalists, and practitioners trying to learn more about mu... | Details |
| Police Records Access Project | A database providing searchable access to California law enforcement records including… | Free | A database providing searchable access to California law enforcement records including police use-of-force incidents,... | Details |
Investigation Tips
- Use ACLED for comprehensive data on political violence and protest events worldwide
- LiveUAMap provides real-time conflict mapping for Ukraine, Syria, and other active zones
- OSMP (Open Source Munitions Portal) helps identify munitions from verified images
- Cross-reference munitions with CAT UXO for EOD technical specifications
- Bulletpicker provides ammunition guidebooks for identifying small arms ammunition
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