WITNESS Media Lab | Perpetrator Video Archives

11 Apr Case Study Conclusions

| WITNESS CASE STUDY CONCLUSIONS Storyful was able to build a successful content-discovery methodology. We wanted to source, verify, and archive key content emerging via eyewitnesses and IS-associated propagandists. We wanted to do this to allow our news partners to tell a coherent story. The purpose of

11 Apr Ethical use of perpetrator content

| WITNESS ETHICAL USE OF PERPETRATOR CONTENT This case study was concerned with applying Storyful’s discovery and verification methodology to a long-term issue or category of content – in this case, content emerging from occupied Mosul. This content was divided into three distinct categories for the purposes

11 Apr Archiving content and associated metadata

| WITNESS ARCHIVING CONTENT AND ASSOCIATED METADATA Storyful used open source information to source and verify content from inside occupied Mosul and throughout the government operation to retake the city. We verified the source, date and location of a number of videos, as set out in the

11 Apr 3. Iraqi Forces Said to Throw IS Fighters Off Cliff, Shoot Them Dead Near Tigris River in Mosul

| WITNESS IRAQI FORCES SAID TO THROW IS FIGHTERS OFF CLIFF, SHOOT THEM DEAD NEAR TIGRIS RIVER IN MOSUL Source: Unknown via Independent Journalist Network (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Corroborated) Date: July 11, 2017 Video 1 – Archived here Video 2 – Archived here Video 3 – Archived

11 Apr 2. Video Shows Aerial Attack on Swimmers Fleeing Onto Tigris Bank in Mosul

| WITNESS VIDEO SHOWS AERIAL ATTACK ON SWIMMERS FLEEING ONTO TIGRIS BANK IN MOSUL Source: Iraqi Army Aviation (Corroborated) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: July 16, 2017 Archived here A video released on July 16, 2017, was described as showing attacks by an Iraqi helicopter on fleeing IS

11 Apr 1. Iraqis in Federal Police Uniform Pose With Beheaded Man In Mosul

| WITNESS IRAQIS IN FEDERAL POLICE UNIFORM POSE WITH BEHEADED MAN IN MOSUL Source: Third Brigade Commandos via YouTube (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Corroborated) Date: January 25, 2017 (Corroborated) Archived here A video shared on January 25, 2017, showed Iraqi fighters posing with the body of a beheaded

11 Apr Iraqi Forces Perpetrator Videos

| WITNESS IRAQI FORCES PERPETRATOR VIDEOS The Iraqi government, backed by US-led coalition forces, launched an offensive to retake Mosul city from IS on October 16, 2016. The city was fully retaken on July 10, 2017. Various social media accounts with links to the Iraqi police, military

11 Apr 2. IS Video Shows Beheading of Kurdish Prisoner (Graphic)

| WITNESS IS VIDEO SHOWS BEHEADING OF KURDISH PRISONER (GRAPHIC) Source: Islamic State via Archive.org (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: Range - June, 2014, to August 28, 2014 (Confirmed) Archived here IS released footage on August 28, 2014, showing the beheading of a man described as

11 Apr 1. IS Hangs Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters From Bridge Amid Mosul Offensive (Graphic)

| WITNESS IS HANGS KURDISH PESHMERGA FIGHTERS FROM BRIDGE AMID MOSUL OFFENSIVE (GRAPHIC) Source: Islamic State via Amaq News (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: October 20, 2016 (Corroborated) Archived here Amaq News released footage on October 20, 2016, showing two men dressed in fatigues, faces bloodied, hanging

11 Apr 3. British Hostage John Cantlie Seen in IS Propaganda Video

| WITNESS BRITISH HOSTAGE JOHN CANTLIE SEEN IN IS PROPAGANDA VIDEO Source: Islamic State via Al-Hayat Media Centre (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: Range - October, 2014, to January, 2015 (Confirmed) Archived here Al-Hayat Media Centre released a video on January 3, 2015, showing British hostage John