TGA0773 – Jet-Powered Shahed Loitering Munition Introduced by Iran’s IRGC
February 5, 2024In late 2023, Iran publicized its development of a new model of loitering munition, designated “Shahed-238.” The new prototype, of which at least four variations have been exhibited to date, resembles the Shahed-136 loitering munition, albeit with a significant modification...
TGA0772 – Fixed-Wing UAVs Armed with Multiple Bomblets Deployed by Ukrainian Forces
February 5, 2024In late December 2023, a Ukrainian video, captured by a UAV camera, showed the release of a significant number of improvised bomblets targeting Russian positions. According to reports, the UAV used in the attack was a Ukrainian-made armed fixed-wing UAV...
TGA0771 – IEDs Placed Inside Trains, Pakistan
February 5, 2024On December 22, 2023, an unexploded IED concealed in a backpack was discovered aboard a train during a stop at Cantonment Station in Karachi, Pakistan’s capital. The IED was fitted with an initiation system comprising an analog alarm clock modified...
TGA0770 – Iranian Cruise Missile Appears in Iraq
February 5, 2024On January 3, 2024, Iraqi police forces recovered a cruise missile following a failed launch attempt from a truck-mounted launcher, targeting a US military base. The missile, which likely belonged to the Shia Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq, bears great...
Mobius 5/2024 – Workshops for the Production of Improvised Weapons Raided in La Huacana, Mexico
February 5, 2024Between January 13 and 17, 2024, in a coordinated operation, the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense, National Guard and Civil Guard raided eight warehouses dedicated to the production of improvised weapons, armor for vehicles, narcotics and Mexican Army uniforms. Most...
Mobius 4/2024 – Hezbollah AT Missile Attacks in Direct Fire Formation Targeting Israel
February 5, 2024Concurrent with the war in Gaza, which began after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, Hezbollah has initiated attacks against Israel, and the fighting has since persisted at a low intensity along Israel’s northern border. The majority of...
Mobius 3/2024 – Standard Ammunition for Russian Weaponized UAVs
February 5, 2024Between October and December 2023, an official manual for an armed UAV ammunition model named OFSP-0.8 was published in the chat of a Russian Telegram channel, followed by its appearance in a Ukrainian military-related channel. The OFSP ammunition family for...
Mobius 2/2024 – Islamic State Twin Suicide Bombings, Kerman, Iran
February 1, 2024On January 3, 2023, in the afternoon hours, during the memorial ceremony dedicated to the late General Qasem Soleimani, two explosions occurred, twenty minutes apart, near Kerman’s Martyrs Cemetery in Kerman, Iran. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack,...
Annual Hydra report – 2023
January 21, 2024Overall in 2023, attacks claimed by global jihadi terrorist groups continued to decrease. Both Al-Qaeda (AQ) and the Islamic State (IS) continued to suffer from leadership crisis. Since Ayman al-Zawahiri’s elimination in 2022, AQ has yet to confirm his death or announce his...
