Staff

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Noor Nahas

Noor is a co-founder and editor at Offbeat Research. He is a researcher focused on open-source investigation, social media, and finding new ways of tracking global changes in the world using basic open-source tools. Noor has previously written for Bellingcat, trained teams and professionals on using OSINT, and worked with researchers and journalists to track and investigate deforestation and environmental disasters around the world. He can be followed on Twitter @NoorNahas1.

Arslon Xudosi

Arslon is a co-founder and researcher at Offbeat Research. He is an independent researcher focused on Syrian Turkmen, foreign fighters in Syria and Ukraine, and arms research in the Middle East and Europe. He can be followed on Twitter @Arslon_Xudosi.

Nizar al-Rifai

Nizar is a designer and the liaison for Ukraine operations at Offbeat Research. He is an independent conflict researcher and open-source researcher with a focus on graphical and visual tools for data analysis. His work has covered conflicts in Lebanon, Syria, and now Ukraine, where he currently lives.