This study consists of analysing satellite imagery to reduce information uncertainty in Ethiopia’s Tigray war. The aim of the research is to gain a better understanding of how FIRMS data in conjunction with satellite imagery can be used to gain insights into burned population centres. The analysis answers the following research questions: can satellite imagery be used effectively to identify burned villages in the conflict in the Tigray region, and can the use of this satellite imagery reduce information uncertainty in the conflict in Tigray? There are three programs that were used as material and tools which fulfil the criteria of being free and open source, as well as easy to use: FIRMS, Google Earth Pro and Google Sheets. There are then three steps that are applied to the situation in Tigray. Firstly, a baseline analysis is established by analysing the frequency and the spatial distribution of fires to understand what is considered normal to the region. Secondly, the analysis matches the FIRMS fire data with population centres, establishing possible locations at which population centres have been destroyed through fire. Thirdly, visual proof is collected by looking at before and after satellite imagery, confirmthe potential damage, after which further investigations are conducted. The method is first tested by applying it to the Rakhine State in Myanmar in 2017 before the method is applied to Ethiopia’s Tigray war. The analysis reveals large scale destruction by fire in two of the largest refugee camps in the region, burn marks at individual villages, warehouses and groups of homesteads. The analysis reveals that this approach is useful to reduce information uncertainty, although it cannot be used as a singular method, instead a holistic approach to crisis research is needed, and satellite imagery can only employed to address specific information gaps. Furthermore, high visual capital alone cannot resolve global conflicts but it might contribute to making some progress.