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This month’s In Focus analyzes the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Rafah in mid-October 2024, and the reactions to it from different militant groups in the Islamic world. While most were positive, exalting Sinwar’s biography and his key...

On October 9, 2024, the Russian Piranha Group – an initiative dedicated to the production of FPV racing drone platforms for the Russian Army – published an image showing an FPV racing drone-based improvised loitering munition to which a payload...

In late September and early October 2024, two IED incidents took place along road number 42, in Pattani Province, in southern Thailand. The first event occurred on September 27, 2024, when an IED concealed in a metal cabinet planted on...

On October 1, 2024, the Israel Defense Forces launched a ground operation in Lebanon with the aim of driving Hezbollah away from its northern border. The staggering quantity of weapons seized in the course of the (ongoing) IDF military operation...

In October 2024, Russian forces recovered a crashed Ukrainian balloon with an improvised payload. Unlike in previous balloon-borne IED attack attempts, the payload of the balloon on this occasion was much larger and was based on a guided munition –...

On October 5, 2024, the Jaysh Muhajireen wal-Ansar militia, a jihadist Salafi organization composed of Russian-speaking immigrant fighters, active in the ranks of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, released a video showing attacks against Syrian Arab Army forces in various areas in...

On September 16, 2024, a Ukrainian military-oriented Telegram channel documented and posted information about the Russian MAG-3 booby trap switch, seized by Ukrainian forces. The initiation device features an integrated magnetic target sensor, a self-destruct mechanism, and an arming mechanism...

In late October 2024, a video  was posted on Telegram showcasing the interception of a Russian Gerbera UAV filmed by an attacking Ukrainian FPV racing drone. The Gerbera UAV is being increasingly used by Russian forces, mostly as a decoy...

During September 2024, several Ukrainian and Russian videos were posted online revealing rotary-wing UAVs nicknamed “Dragon Drones,” equipped with an improvised incendiary device that disperses thermite substances to burn forests and uncover enemy movements or positions. The first to employ...

On October 12, 2024, the Colombian Army launched Operation Perseus to regain control over El Plateado, in Argelia municipality, in southern Cauca Department – an area with a strong FARC dissident presence, and an important drug production center. 170 improvised...

In late July 2024, a Wagner Group-Malian Armed Forces convoy was ambushed near Tinzaouatene, Mali, by both Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and the Azawad Cadre Stratégique Permanent. In the ensuing battle, Wagner suffered its largest loss in Africa to date...

Following the deadly Hamas October 7, 2023, attack and the subsequent outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Flood/Iron Swords War in Gaza, Lebanese Hezbollah joined the conflict on October 8, 2023. This escalation exposed the significant military arsenal Hezbollah has amassed over...

On September 5, 2024, a parcel IED was delivered to the office of Nicolás Pino, president of the Argentine Rural Society in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The package exploded when it was opened by a secretary in the office, who was...

This month’s In Focus analyzes the bold Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin assault on Bamako, attacking the main airport of the Malian capital, as well as the gendarmerie school in Faladie District. This was the first attack in Bamako in...

Since late 2023, in response to evolving battlefield needs, Ukrainian defense industries and private companies have focused on expanding and enhancing the wide range of standardized ammunition specifically tailored for deployment from armed UAVs, produced in the country since the...