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Groups, units and organisations named in footage geolocated by GeoConfirmed and in the Telegram and X posts it cites. For each: who leads it, what it belongs to, who it appears with.
named actors
15
90 days
images naming one
37
out of 50
publications
10
Telegram and X naming one
with a public record
9
of the 15 first
An image counts once per actor, whether it is in GeoConfirmed's unit list, in the description or in the original post. Trend: against the 90 days before.
| # | Actor | Images | Posts | Trend | Leadership | Mostly seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ethiopian Armyarmy · Ethiopia |
9 | · | Ethiopia | ||
| 2 | FANOOther | 6 | no record | Ethiopia | ||
| 3 | Rapid Support Forcesmilitary unit | 5 | 5 | Hemedti, Abdelrahim Dagalo | Sudan | |
| 4 |  Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Musliminterrorist organization · Mali |
4 | 4 | Iyad Ag Ghaly | Mali | |
| 5 | Ethiopian National Defense Forcearmed forces · Ethiopia |
4 | Taye Atske Selassie | Ethiopia | ||
| 6 | Armed and Security Forces of Maliarmed forces · Mali |
3 | · | Mali | ||
| 7 | Azawad Liberation Frontpolitical organization · Mali |
3 | Alghabass Ag Intalla | Mali | ||
| 8 |  Sudanese Armed Forcesarmed forces · Sudan |
3 | · | Sudan | ||
| 9 |  Sinaloa CartelMexican cartel · Mexico |
1 | 1 | Ismael Zambada | Moscow Oblast | |
| 10 | 13th Infantry BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions | 1 | no record | Ethiopia | ||
| 11 |  African Corpsarmy corps · Russian Federation |
1 | Yunus-bek Yevkurov, Gennady Timchenko | Mali | ||
| 12 | Pro-government Tuareg group GATIAOther | 1 | no record | Mali | ||
| 13 | Tigray Peace ForceOther | 1 | no record | Ethiopia | ||
| 14 | Tigray Peace Force and Afar Special ForcesSpecial forces, intelligence | 1 | no record | Ethiopia | ||
| 15 |  UN 3rd Chinese Peacekeeping Quick Reaction ForceOther · People's Republic of China |
1 | no record | Sudan |
Leadership, founders and affiliations from Wikidata; allies and opponents from the English Wikipedia infobox. A unit without a record is shown as GeoConfirmed names it.
Ethiopian Army9images
Land warfare branch of Ethiopia's military.
Sources : Wikidata Q18611637 · Wikipédia
6images
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « FANO ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
5images
5 posts
UAE's Sudanese proxy; structure of the light mobile infantry; side in the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
Sudanese Armed Forces (2)Sources : Wikidata Q18210867 · Wikipédia
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin4images
4 posts
Militant jihadist organisation.
United States, 
United KingdomAfrican Corps (1)other sideArmed and Security Forces of Mali (1)Sources : Wikidata Q28877411 · Wikipédia
Ethiopian National Defense Force4images
Combined military forces of Ethiopia.
Sources : Wikidata Q257656 · Wikipédia
Armed and Security Forces of Mali3images
Combined military forces of Mali.
Sinaloa Cartel (1)other sideAfrican Corps (1)other sideJama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (1)Sources : Wikidata Q174145 · Wikipédia
Azawad Liberation Front3images
Militant group in Northern Mali (2024–present).
Sources : Wikidata Q131680949 · Wikipédia
Sudanese Armed Forces3images
Armed forces of Sudan.
Sources : Wikidata Q371721 · Wikipédia
Sinaloa Cartel1images
1 posts
Mexican drug cartel and terrorist organization.
Armed and Security Forces of Mali (1)other sideSources : Wikidata Q1586503 · Wikipédia
1images
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 13th Infantry Brigade ». No record attached : several possible records.
African Corps1images
Russian military corps.
Armed and Security Forces of Mali (1)other sideJama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (1)other sideSources : Wikidata Q126097398 · Wikipédia
1images
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Pro-government Tuareg group GATIA ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
Azawad Liberation Front (1)1images
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Tigray Peace Force ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
1images
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Tigray Peace Force and Afar Special Forces ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
UN 3rd Chinese Peacekeeping Quick Reaction Force1images
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « UN 3rd Chinese Peacekeeping Quick Reaction Force ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
Pairs of actors named in the same images: often the unit striking and the one struck, sometimes two units on the same side.
| Rapid Support Forces · Sudanese Armed Forces | 2 |
| Armed and Security Forces of Mali · Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin | 1 |
| Sinaloa Cartel · Armed and Security Forces of Maliopposing sides | 1 |
| African Corps · Armed and Security Forces of Maliopposing sides | 1 |
| African Corps · Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Musliminopposing sides | 1 |
| Azawad Liberation Front · Pro-government Tuareg group GATIA | 1 |
| 13th Infantry Brigade · Rapid Support Forces | 1 |