TGA0766 – Improvised Rocket Launchers Concealed in a Fuel Tanker, Syria-Iraq Border
December 20, 2023On December 3, 2023, two improvised rocket launchers used by a Shia Iraqi group named the Islamic Resistance in Iraq were recovered in western Iraq, near the border with Syria, after they were used to attack a US military base...
Hydra report November 2023
December 12, 2023This month’s In Focus analyzes the major military campaign by Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin in Djibo, in Burkina Faso, in which over 1,000 militants participated. The large number of Mujahideen illustrates the consistent strengthening of the jihadi group –...
Mobius report 88/2023 – Safe Firing Mechanism with Self Destruct Feature for Weaponized UAVs, Ukraine
December 5, 2023Since June 2023, a Ukrainian volunteer unit responsible for the production of improvised bomblets, payload dispensers and other UAV accessories, has prepared and started to offer improvised initiation systems for use with FPV drone-based improvised loitering munitions and fixed-wing improvised...
TGA0765 – Bridge Infrastructure Increasingly and More Effectively Targeted by Militants in Myanmar
December 4, 2023Since the beginning of 2023, there have been a number of documented attacks against infrastructure targets, primarily bridges, across Myanmar, mostly in the south and east of the country. The attacks were notable in that they produced significant damage to...
Mobius report 87/2023 – Tripwire-Actuated Improvised Wooden Clothespin-Based Pull Booby Traps, Myanmar
December 2, 2023On October 11, 2023, security forces in Myanmar discovered and neutralized six IEDs that had been planted on a bridge in Muse District, in Shan State, in eastern Myanmar, near the border with China. The VOIEDs were identical, with metal...
Mobius report 86/2023 – Serial Production of UAV Ammunition, Myanmar
December 2, 2023In late October and during the first half of November 2023, security forces in Myanmar and militias operating in the country documented the use of a similar model of improvised ammunition for armed drones intended for use in attacks against...
TGA0764 – Camouflaged AP Mines Deployed from UAVs by Russian Forces
December 2, 2023In October 2023, visual documentation, including videos and images started to appear in Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels, showing camouflaged AP mines released from UAVs on the battlefield by Russian forces.Over time, more footage appeared, showing the Russian Army actively...
TGA0763 – Burned Vehicle Abandoned after Shooting Attack Used to Lure Soldiers to an IED Scene
December 2, 2023On November 2, 2023, an Israel Defense Forces reservist was killed in a shooting attack near the settlement of Shavei Shomron, in the north of the West Bank. The attack took place from a moving vehicle, from which Hamas terrorists...
Mobius report 85/2023 – Iranian Shia Proxy Militant Attacks against Israel
December 1, 2023During the “Iron Swords / Al-Aqsa Flood” war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the State of Israel was attacked using various types of indirect weapons from different geographical areas by various organizations – all Iranian proxy groups....
