Eliot Higgins: the stay-at-home dad who became an armchair weapons expert

By Patrick Begley
Updated August 29 2014 - 5:18pm, first published 11:06am
Armchair analyst: Eliot Higgins, the British blogger who became a an expert on weapons in the Syrian conflict.
Armchair analyst: Eliot Higgins, the British blogger who became a an expert on weapons in the Syrian conflict.
Background detail: An image taken from Eliot Higgins' website showing a bridge that was identified.
Background detail: An image taken from Eliot Higgins' website showing a bridge that was identified.
Eliot Higgins, blogger and Syrian conflict weapons expert. Photo: Supplied
Eliot Higgins, blogger and Syrian conflict weapons expert. Photo: Supplied

Studying the execution video, British investigator Eliot Higgins looked past the terrorist and his captive toward the dry hills and green plains beyond.