Image is from the Wikipedia article on the Sudanese Civil War.
Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur (a little east of that deep red zone in the west of the megathread map), is the last major holdout of the Sudanese government in that state, and is currently under siege by the RSF. Losing it would be a significant blow to the SAF, though given how the conflict lines are shaping up, it seems increasingly plausible that there will be a de facto - if not de jure - partition of Sudan, unless the military situation substantially changes. This is because the RSF have been pushed out of central Sudan, while the SAF are being pushed out of Western Sudan - although, the situation is pretty complex and has been known to change rapidly before.
As has been a constant feature of the Sudan Civil War - perhaps the single worst humanitarian crisis on the planet right now when measured by numbers - the civilian situation pales in comparison to the military situation, with hundreds of thousands of children dead from famine, and tens of millions of people experiencing extreme food insecurity.
Al-Fashir has been the destination of many thousands of refugees fleeing genocide, and food and aid supplies into the town are being explicitly blocked by the RSF, resulting in scenes similar to what is happening in Gaza right now. The big difference is that fleeing from major battle zones is at least somewhat of an option, though people are often caught and robbed or enslaved or trafficked while moving to neighbouring towns and cities - and these cities are often experiencing similar conditions to places that refugees are leaving.
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Israel's Genocide of Palestine
Sources on the fighting in Palestine against the temporary Zionist entity. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:
UNRWA reports on Israel's destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.
English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news.
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon. - Telegram is @IbnRiad.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis. - Telegram is @EyesOnSouth.
English-language Twitter account in the same group as the previous two. - Telegram here.
English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
More telegram channels here for those interested.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Sources:
Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.
Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don't want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it's just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.
Simplicius, who publishes on Substack. Like others, his political analysis should be soundly ignored, but his knowledge of weaponry and military strategy is generally quite good.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists' side.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Pro-Russian Telegram Channels:
Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.
https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR's former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR's forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster's telegram channel.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.
https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a 'propaganda tax', if you don't believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.
Pro-Ukraine Telegram Channels:
Almost every Western media outlet.
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.
Lebanon: Al Mayadeen correspondent: "Hezbollah and Amal Movement ministers will withdraw from the [ongoing] cabinet session if there is insistence on discussing the US proposal [which demands Hezbollah to disarm before any talks on expelling Israeli forces from the south, ending attacks, and releasing prisoners]."
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/40682
“Ministers from the Amal-Hezbollah duo and Minister Fadi Makki withdrew from the Cabinet session as soon as discussions began on the Barrack proposal.”
https://t.me/alakhbar_english/
Journalist Khalil Nasrallah -
"This is an indication that the president, the prime minister, and the ministers of the guardianship forces are determined to overturn the National Pact and the Taif Agreement and make a concession of sovereign to Washington and Riyadh.
https://t.me/khalill82/6372
“After all the Shiite ministers withdrew from the cabinet session, any decision issued by it will not be constitutional.“
https://t.me/khalill82/637
Simultaneous to this, israel continues to drone and assassinate Lebanese citizens
https://t.me/enemywatch/40057
Despite the absence of said ministers,
“The Lebanese government has approved the objectives outlined in Tom Barrack's paper:
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Lebanon shall implement the Taif Agreement, the Lebanese Constitution, and UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 1701 (2006), and take necessary measures to extend its sovereignty over all its territories, aiming to strengthen the role of legitimate institutions, establish the state’s exclusive authority in deciding matters of war and peace, and ensure that weapons are solely in the hands of the state across all Lebanese territories.
Ensure the sustainability of the cessation of all forms of hostilities (land, air, and sea) through organized steps leading to a permanent, comprehensive, and guaranteed solution.
End the armed presence of all non-governmental entities, including Hezbollah, across all Lebanese territories, both south and north of the Litani River, while providing necessary support to the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces.
Deploy Lebanese Army units in border areas and sensitive internal regions with appropriate support.
Israel’s withdrawal from the “five points,” and the resolution of border issues and prisoner matters through diplomatic means via indirect negotiations.
Return of civilians to their homes and properties in border villages and towns.
Ensure Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territories and the cessation of all hostilities, including land, air, and sea violations.
Permanent and visible demarcation of the international border between Lebanon and Israel.
Permanent demarcation and determination of the border between Lebanon and Syria.
Convene an economic conference with participation from the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other friendly nations to support the Lebanese economy, reconstruction, and the implementation of President Trump’s vision for Lebanon’s return as a prosperous and viable state.
Provide additional international support to Lebanese security agencies, particularly the Lebanese Army, with appropriate military resources to implement the proposal’s provisions and ensure Lebanon’s protection.”
https://t.me/TheSimurgh313/56107
Lebanese civil war? The US needs to stop creating havoc, but I doubt Trump had the stones to say no to his neocons.
People are in the streets, but the real test is if/when the gov tries to enforce it
https://t.me/enemywatch/40084
Is be interested to hear how many soldiers the Lebanese military can field, vs how many Hezbollah can field. At least the government said 60 days till implementation, iirc.
The old world is dying. A new one struggles to born. Now is the time of monsters...or something like that.
Just another contradiction ready to explode.