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Barbara Platt-Usher

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
54 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

The main patterns that emerged from the investigation were repeated hits on residential neighborhoods, repeated hits on markets, often during crowded market days.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

Also, a large number of alleged strikes on humanitarian and medical facilities.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

And as you were hearing from Mark Snook, there are evidence that the Air Force had used unguided bombs in populated areas.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

And their strongest case for that was verified images of an unexploded, unguided aerial bomb in a camp for displaced people,

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

And they had quite a close picture of it and said this is the kind of bomb produced by Sudanese arms manufacturers.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

They also did case studies on quite a few strikes on markets, as well as a particular strike on a hospital in Darfur and many on residential neighbourhoods.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

For example, a series of airstrikes in early February in the city centre of Nyala, which is a main base for the RSF.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

Well, it hasn't said anything to us.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

We asked for a response and they didn't reply.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

But it has previously denied allegations of targeting civilians.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

What it says is that its airstrikes are directed solely at RSF sites recognized as legitimate military targets.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

It accuses the RSF of seeking refuge within residential neighborhoods.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

It insists it is strictly observing.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

international humanitarian laws.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

And the Sudan Witness Project was quite careful about its data.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

It says that its research is incomplete because the results reflect access to available material rather than the total number of strikes.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

And available material is quite limited in a war zone, sat images, videos, credible sources.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

So it says military strikes are probably underreported.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

And that's why they analyzed hundreds of reports of airstrikes.

Global News Podcast
Australia bans social media for under-16s

So they were able to paint a wider picture and observe these wider patterns.

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