On December 14, 2023, a new type of gas grenades was used in an attack by a small armed UAV operated by Russian forces in Ukraine. The grenade contained an unknown chemical substance that was subsequently analyzed, revealing traces of...
This month’s In Focus analyzes the Islamic State campaign against the general elections in Pakistan. The campaign included intensive dissemination of propaganda materials calling for a boycott of the elections and maintaining the known tone against the Pakistani regime and the...
On January 10, 2024, online documentation appeared of a PIR sensor-based initiation system reportedly found in Sumy Oblast, in northeastern Ukraine. According to the publication, this device was used to initiate a directional fragmentation charge, resulting in the deaths of...
Since early 2023, jihadist activity in the Sahel countries, particularly Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, has significantly expanded, taking advantage of the ongoing political instability in the region. During this escalation, a noticeable surge in the use of IEDs is...
In early February 2024, Russian sources disseminated images showcasing an anti-personnel directional charge resembling the MON-50 Claymore-type mine, indicating that Ukraine had commenced production of its own directional AP mines, designated as VNP-50.In the Ukrainian combat arena, most of the...
In late January 2024, a Ukrainian volunteer group shared two video tutorials on its Telegram channel, detailing the usage of its improvised proximity fuses named “Laser Deton.” The group produces two types of fuses: one designed for improvised loitering munitions,...
On January 20, 2024, a child noticed a suspicious object in a pile of garbage on the sidewalk of Jindires Street in the central area of the city of Afrin, in Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Security forces and bomb technicians...
The use of unmanned ground vehicles by both Ukrainian and Russian forces during the war in Ukraine has significantly increased in recent months. Just like armed UAVs and improvised loitering munitions, unmanned ground platforms are produced by various organizations, including...
On February 7, 2024, evidence of the aftermath of a Russian missile strike on Kyiv indicated the potential use of the 3M22 Zircon supersonic combustion ramjet-powered cruise missile. Analysis of fragments from the missile revealed markings suggesting, with a high...