Every change we have made to the record, newest first, including every time we got something wrong and fixed it.
21 changes · 5 corrections · RSS
Added to the record and began tracking.
Checked for heat signatures by satellite. Nothing found, but this sensor could not have detected an explosion anyway, so it tells us little.
Compared cloud-free satellite images from before and after, and checked for fires. Neither shows any sign of damage.
Checked satellite images and heat signatures. Nothing found — but a blast being heard would leave no trace either sensor could pick up.
Corrected the location. This record had been pointing 6.4 km away from the airport.
Corrected the location. This record had been pointing at the town, 4.3 km from the airfield.
A fuel fire would have been visible to both satellite and heat sensors, and neither saw one. Our clearest finding so far.
Corrected the location. This record had been pointing 2.6 km from the airport.
Traced nine reports to four independent origins, found the Reuters article had been rewritten after publication, and corrected who was named as claiming the attack.
Found and archived the ACLED analysis this record was relying on second-hand.
Found and archived both original sources — the Reuters report and the ACLED analysis — replacing second-hand accounts of them.
Found and archived the ACLED analysis, which names the target as the air force base in the Mekod area.
Corrected the date from 27 to 26 September, following the original ACLED analysis.
Found and archived the ACLED analysis, which names the target as a fuel depot at the airport.