Annual Hydra report 2025
January 14, 2026The annual Hydra 2025 report contains an almanac of jihadi statistics and infographics published throught the year. In Somalia, the Al-Karrar office manages a significant portion of the coordination for the Islamic State’s operations at the regional level in Africa....
TGA0865 – USV Attacks on Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” Vessels in the Black Sea
January 6, 2026Since late November 2025, Ukraine has launched a series of successful uncrewed surface vessel water-borne IED attacks targeting Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea and adjacent maritime areas. Most of the targeted vessels were sailing under foreign flags; however,...
TGA0864 – Geran-2 Multi-Role UAS Equipped with R-60 Air-to-Air Missile
January 6, 2026During December 2025, open-source imagery documented Geran-2 multi-role unmanned aerial system configured to carry R-60 air-to-air missiles. Multiple warhead variants, as well as added payloads for submunition dispersal, have previously been documented on the platform; however, this particular modification raised...
TGA0863 – First Female BLF SVBIED Attack at FC HQ, Nokkundi, Chagai, Balochistan
January 6, 2026On November 30, 2025, the Balochistan Liberation Front conducted a complex attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Chagai, Balochistan. The raid began with an SVBIED attack, conducted by a female operative, marking the group’s first deployment of a...
TGA0862 – UGV With a Light Explosive Payload Employed Against Exposed Infantry Unit
January 6, 2026Unmanned ground vehicles continue to be deployed for various military assignments in the Russian-Ukrainian theater of operations. Increasing numbers of these systems are used to conduct offensives with RCIEDs mounted on them. This tactic is typically documented with substantial explosive...
Terrogence Mobius report 96/2025 – Lamanho Anti-Vehicle Radio-Controlled Magnetic IED Manual (2025)
January 6, 2026In December 2025, the Chechen-origin jihadist media project Lamanho published an instructional manual titled “Anti-Vehicle Radio-Controlled Magnetic IED (2025)” via an Islamic State–affiliated RocketChat server. The publication provides step-by-step guidance for the assembly and deployment of an under-vehicle magnetic IED...
Terrogence Mobius report 95/2025 – Combined Improvised Mortar Fire Vehicle Platforms and IEDs Attack by FARC Dissidents, Colombia
January 6, 2026On December 16, 2025, FARC dissidents carried out a coordinated, multi-axis attack in Buenos Aires, Cauca Department, southwestern Colombia, employing a combination of IEDs, improvised indirect fire, armed UAVs, and sustained small-arms fire against police and government facilities. The operation...
Terrogence Mobius report 94/2025 – Work Accidents During IED and VBIED Preparation and Use – Latin America
January 6, 2026On December 6, 2025, at approximately 11:40 AM, an explosion occurred on Rayón Avenue in the center of Coahuayana de Hidalgo, in Coahuayana municipality, Michoacán State, western Mexico. Four community police officers were killed and more than a dozen others...
Terrogence Mobius report 93/2025 – Opera Initiation System for Use with FPV Loitering Munitions and Armed UAVs, Ukraine
January 6, 2026Since October 6, 2025, a Ukrainian initiation system designated “Opera” has been documented with increasing frequency in the Ukrainian theater of operations. Although this type of system had been observed prior to this period, more detailed and repeated documentation has...
