Militant Wire

The Evolving Jihadist Drone Threat to the West

Belgian authorities recently disrupted a jihadist plot in Antwerp that involved the use of kamikaze drones – a disturbing evolution in terrorist…

Nov 24 • Lucas Webber and Clara Broekaert

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Welcome to the Jungle: An Interview with a Fighter of the Anti-Fascist International Front in Myanmar

On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military, Tatmadaw, forced a coup against civilian leadership and formed the State Administrative Council (SAC), a…

Nov 14 • War Noir and Sharon Adarlo

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September 2025

The Wave of anti-Tesla Attacks in Germany

Attacks, direct actions and sabotage against Tesla have become commonplace in Western countries, especially over the past year, since Elon Musk publicly…

Sep 22 • Lorenzo Monfregola

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June 2025

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

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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

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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

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Georgian Security Service Conducts Raids Against Islamic State Cells

A Brief Analysis of IS's Weapons in Georgia

Feb 20 • War Noir

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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

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