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casualsecurityinc (@casualsecurityinc) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Bellingcat Conflict by casualsecurityinc

Name: Bellingcat Conflict
Author: casualsecurityinc

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."

File contents

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

---name: bellingcat-conflictdescription: 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."---# Bellingcat Conflict Investigation ToolsTools 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](https://acleddata.com/) | 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](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/acled) || [Bulletpicker.com](https://www.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](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/bulletpicker.com) || [CAT UXO](https://cat-uxo.com/) | 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](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/cat-uxo) || [LiveUAMap](https://liveuamap.com/) | 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](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/liveuamap) || [Open Source Munitions Portal](https://osmp.ngo/) | 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](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/open-source-munitions-portal) || [Police Records Access Project](https://clean.calmatters.org/) | 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](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/police-records-access-project) |## 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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