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.
The following last will of the beloved martyred journalist Anas al-Sharif was posted, per his instructions, to his Twitter account after he was deliberately assassinated, alongside 5 members of the Al-Jazeera crew in the journalists’ tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, by the genocidal Zionist regime.
This is my will and my final message.
If these words reach you, know that “Israel” has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.
First, peace and God’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
God knows that I have exerted all my effort and strength to be a pillar of support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the narrow alleys and streets of Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that God would grant me a long enough life until I could return, with my family and loved ones, to our original town in occupied Asqalan (al-Majdal). But God’s will is supreme, and His judgment is final.
I have lived pain in all its details, and I have tasted grief and loss time and again. Yet despite this, I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without falsification or distortion, so that God would bear witness over those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, and over those who choked off our breath and whose hearts were unmoved by the torn bodies of our children and women, and who did nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.
I entrust you with Palestine, the jewel in the crown of the Muslims, and the beating heart of every free person in this world.
I entrust you with her people, with her oppressed, innocent little children, who were not granted the time to dream or live in safety and peace, whose pure bodies were crushed by thousands of tons of “Israeli” bombs and missiles, torn apart, their limbs scattered upon the walls.
I entrust you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be the bridges toward the liberation of the land and the people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland.
I entrust you with my family.
I entrust you with the apple of my eye, my beloved daughter Sham, whom fate did not allow me to watch grow as I had dreamed. And I entrust you with my dear son Salah, for whom I had wished to be a guide and companion until he grew strong enough to bear the burdens with me and carry on the mission.
I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers carried me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress, and whose light illuminated my path. I pray that God strengthens her heart and rewards her abundantly on my behalf.
I entrust you also with my life’s companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah, Bayan. The war separated us for long days and months, yet she remained faithful to our pledge, steadfast like the trunk of an olive tree that does not bow, patient and resolute, carrying the trust in my absence with all strength and faith.
I entrust you to stand by them and be their support after God Almighty.
If I die, then I die steadfast upon my principles, and I bear witness before God that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with God is better and everlasting.
O God, accept me among the martyrs, forgive me my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family.
Forgive me if I fell short, and pray for my mercy, for I have held to the covenant and have neither changed nor betrayed it.
Do not forget Gaza…
And do not forget me in your righteous prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.
Anas Jamal al-Sharif
06.04.2025
https://masarbadil.org/en/2025/08/6538/