In the spring of 2026, the Middle Eastern security environment underwent a catastrophic transformation as localized tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US-Israeli coalition escalated into a full-scale regional conflict. Within this operational theater, the activity of...
The Iranian-led Axis of Resistance is employing a decentralized operational model in Europe and the United States to project power while maintaining plausible deniability. This strategy relies on a dual recruitment mechanism: Lone actors radicalized through digital propaganda. This was demonstrated by the...
Between February 11 and March 14, 2026, soldiers of the Joint Task Force South East of the Nigerian Army, operating under Operation UDO KA, conducted a phased offensive into the “Mother Valley” – a forested enclave spanning Orsu and Ihiala...
Throughout the war, Russian and Ukrainian forces have primarily utilized Soviet-era stockpiles of standard shaped charges for the demolition of infrastructure. The Ukrainian theater has seen the introduction of various Western-produced demolition charges designed for a range of applications. These...
As part of Hezbollah’s entry into the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States, the group released footage in March 2026 documenting alleged attacks on military bases in Israel using Iranian Paveh cruise missiles. Beyond their propaganda value and...
On March 23, 2026, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Al-Malahem media network released the 12th issue of its Inspire Guide magazine, titled “Tonight, the Bullets Speak.” Published as part of the “Open Source Jihad” series, the issue analyzes a mass-casualty...
During February 2026, Myitkyina civilian airport in northern Myanmar was targeted in two aerial attacks involving FPV drone-based improvised loitering munitions, allegedly carried out by anti-junta militant groups. The first attack, on February 12, reportedly involved the interception of two...
In mid-March 2026, Azerbaijan’s State Security Service reported it had thwarted planned IED attacks and intelligence-gathering operations allegedly organized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. According to Azerbaijani authorities, the plot involved smuggling IEDs and C-4 explosives into the country...
On February 25, 2026, Colombian authorities raided an IED workshop in Usme, Bogotá, reportedly operated by the National Liberation Army (ELN). A wide range of materials and equipment consistent with semi-industrial IED fabrication, including grenade bodies, cylindrical, spherical and oval...