From Narrima: Human Rights Watch: "In
its investigation, Human Rights Watch was assisted by arms experts including Nic Jenzen-Jones, author of
“The Rogue Adventurer”,2 as
well as the independent investigation conducted by Eliot Higgins of the “Brown
Moses”blog, who collected and analyzed photos and videos
from the
attacks." (Page 6 of this document:).
Eliot Higgins, that is : "Eliot Higgins was born in 1979.[1] In 2012, when Higgins began blogging the Syrian civil war, he was an unemployed finance and admin worker who spent his days taking care of his child at home.[1] He is married with one child.[2] Higgins took the pseudonym Brown Moses from the Frank Zappa song "Brown Moses" on the album Thing-Fish.[1]
Eliot Higgins, that is : "Eliot Higgins was born in 1979.[1] In 2012, when Higgins began blogging the Syrian civil war, he was an unemployed finance and admin worker who spent his days taking care of his child at home.[1] He is married with one child.[2] Higgins took the pseudonym Brown Moses from the Frank Zappa song "Brown Moses" on the album Thing-Fish.[1]
Higgins analyses of Syrian weapons, which began a hobby out of his home in
his spare time, is now frequently cited by the press, human rights groups and
has led to questions in parliament.[1]
His blog, Brown Moses Blog, began in March 2012 by covering the Syrian conflict.
Higgins operates by monitoring over 450 YouTube channels daily looking for
images of weapons and tracking when new types appear in the war, where and with
who.[1]
He has been hailed as something of a pioneer.[1]
Because of the large number of videos uploaded by participants in the war there
is a lot of data and information that can be gleaned for those with the time and
knowledge to sort through it. Higgins has no background or training in weapons
and is entirely self-taught, saying that "Before the Arab spring I knew no
more about weapons that the average Xbox owner. I had no knowledge beyond what
I'd learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rambo."[1]
He has never been to Syria and has no friends or family there.[2]
link:
and his blog site ( or where he contributes:
Now in July 2013 my blog is a leading authority on arms used in the
conflict in Syria, a key resource for anyone following the UK phone hacking
scandal, widely quoted in the media, with articles about my work appearing on
Reuters, CNN, the BBC, and other international news organisations."
