Militant Wire

Escalation and Coordination: JNIM’s Intensification of Operations in Mali and Burkina Faso

On June 2, extremists from militant group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) launched a major coordinated attack on Mali’s main military camp in…

Jun 17 • 

Aman Bezreh

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April 2025

Weapons of Islamic State Militants in Russia (2025)

In 2025, Russian forces conducted several operations against Islamic State (IS) cells operating in Moscow, Pskov, and Dagestan.

Apr 3 • 

War Noir

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March 2025

Al-Shabaab's Weapons at "Sheekh Bashiir Sheekh Yuusuf" Military Training Camp in Somalia

On March 31, Al-Qaeda’s Somalian branch, Al-Shabaab, released a 32-minute-long video through its Al-Kataib propaganda outlet.

Mar 31 • 

War Noir

8

History of ISKP’s War Against China: Killing of Mine Worker Marks Latest Act

On January 21st, 2025, Islamic State’s Khurasan Province (ISKP) jihadists using automatic rifles shot a Chinese mining worker to death in Afghanistan’s…

Mar 17 • 

Lucas Webber

8

Russia’s Private Army: Wagner’s Rise and Reckoning

A Review of Death is Our Business by John Lechner

Mar 9 • 

Carl Peterson

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February 2025

Arrest of Major Sinaloa Cartel Faction Member Marks Another Chapter in Mexico's Narco-Conflict

Juan Carlos Felix Gastelum ('El Chavo Félix’), a financial operator of the ‘La Mayiza’ faction of the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS), and the son-in-law of Ismael…

Feb 24 • 

Owenn Hernandez

9

Georgian Security Service Conducts Raids Against Islamic State Cells

A Brief Analysis of IS's Weapons in Georgia

Feb 20 • 

War Noir

9

The Evolution of the SDF’s Drone Operations

Tactical Refinement in Modern Non-State Warfare

Feb 19 • 

Federico Borsari

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Militant Groups in Middle East and Africa Obtain Weapons from Sudanese Civil War

It was previously known that various weapons produced by Sudan appeared on different fronts from time to time before the civil war between the Sudanese…

Feb 17 • 

War Noir

8

Brief on the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Fall of Goma

The news that the M23 Movement (March 23rd Movement) has captured the city of Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

Feb 6 • 

Scott Morgan

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January 2025

A Short History of Drone Assassinations and Future Risks

The development and use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, is one of the defining features of conflict in the early 21st…

Jan 8 • 

Carl Peterson

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Weapons Used by Syrian Democratic Forces

Drones, Guided Missiles, and Other Arms

Jan 6 • 

War Noir

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