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An Analysis of the Homemade Weapon Used Against Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed while giving a speech in the city of Nara on Friday.
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War Noir
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Attack Analysis: Weapons of the Palestinian Militant Groups and Captured Israeli Materiel
On the morning of October 7, Hamas militants struck out in an unprecedented series of attacks from the Gaza Strip.
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War Noir
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Adam Rousselle
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Rising International Threat: Islamic State Khurasan Plots Foiled in Kyrgyzstan, Austria, Germany
Over the past few days, multiple Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP)-linked external operations have been foiled, demonstrating a further expansion…
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Lucas Webber
Malorussian Liberation Army: Ukrainian Anti-Kyiv Militia or Russian Psy-Op?
In recent weeks, an organization called the Malorussian Liberation Army (using the acronym MOA) emerged and appeared on Telegram, Twitter, Instagram…
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Lucas Webber
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War Noir
Islamic State Ramps Up Campaign Targeting the West: Analysis of Surge in Attacks, Plots, and Propaganda
On the evening of Saturday, December 2, an Islamic State (IS) inspired jihadist conducted an attack using a knife and hammer that killed a 23-year-old…
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Lucas Webber
ISKP Sets Sights on Europe and Sporting Events in New Propaganda Campaign
On the heels of a successful attack against a Moscow concert hall, killing at least 140 people and injuring 150 more, the Islamic State media apparatus…
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Peter Smith
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Lucas Webber
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Weapons of Hezbollah in Lebanon
The first weapons seized by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in operations in southern Lebanon consisted of various guided missiles.
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War Noir
From Drugs to Corruption: The Growing Presence of Chinese Organized Crime in Latin America
In 2021, China's policy banks ⁠— the China Development Bank (CDB) and Export-Import Bank (Exim) ⁠— made no loans to Latin America for the second…
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MARIA ZUPPELLO
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Propaganda and Operations: The Rising Islamic State-Khurasan Threat to Russia
As March came to a close, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported arresting three individuals from a “Central Asian country” who were allegedly…
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Lucas Webber
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Peter Smith
Ukrainian Anarchists Mobilize for Armed Defense, Draw Solidarity from Abroad as Russia Invades
The international reaction of anarchist movements to Russia’s current war in Ukraine has overwhelmingly been one of solidarity with the Ukrainian people…
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The WannabeWonk
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Weapons and Equipment Analysis: Al-Qaeda and Tuareg Militants Claim Ambush on Wagner Forces in Mali
On July 27, Russian Wagner Group fighters traveling with the Malian Army (FAMa) were ambushed by Taureg militants and later Al-Qaeda in Mali.
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War Noir
Weapons Used by Syrian Democratic Forces
Drones, Guided Missiles, and Other Arms
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War Noir
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