Mobius report 41/2023 – IEDs Used by IS-Affiliated Groups in the Philippines
June 19, 2023On May 31, 2023, at around 7:50 PM, Philippine military forces engaged in armed clashes with members of the Islamic State-affiliated Maute group in Piangologan, in Marogong Municipality, in Lanao del Sur Province. The exchange of fire reportedly resulted in...
Hydra report – May 2023
June 13, 2023This month’s In Focus examines the surge of Islamic State West Africa Province violence in the Lake Chad Basin in May, amid ongoing counterterrorist operations by the Nigerian Army. In recent weeks, ISWAP launched a widescale campaign to protect its...
Mobius report 40/2023 – RC Initiation Systems Used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine
June 2, 2023Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, we have witnessed the continuous use of RC initiation systems/blasting machines by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In April 2023, an RC initiation system was used with an IED that was...
TGA0741 – Russian Online Marketplace Used to Transfer IED Components Between Terror Cell Members
June 1, 2023On May 3, 2023, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced they had prevented an assassination attempt they claimed was organized by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, targeting the governor of the...
TGA0740 – Armenian Loitering Munitions, Armed UAVs and UAV Ammunition
June 1, 2023The current round of violence between Azerbaijan and Armenia has revealed the latter’s use of various UAV platforms, including an unknown loitering munition and an armed COTS DJI Mavic-3 quadcopter. As ammunition for the armed UAVs, the Armenians use locally-produced...
TGA0739 – Armed UAV Ammunition Sourced from the Serbian Military Industry Appears in Sudan
June 1, 2023On April 15, 2023, violent armed clashes erupted in Sudan between rival factions of the Army. The capital, Khartoum, has emerged as the epicenter of the conflict, with airstrikes hitting populated areas. The conflict has spread to other parts of...
Mobius report 39/2023 – MANPADS Used by Lebanese Hezbollah & Palestinian Groups in the Gaza Strip
June 1, 2023In recent months, against the backdrop of the escalation in violence between Israel and the Palestinian organizations in the Gaza Strip, and Lebanese Hezbollah in the northern sector, the different armed groups published various documentation of their military capabilities. Prominent...
Mobius report 38/2023 – Serial Parcel Bomber, Brazil
June 1, 2023On May 5, 2023, a VOIED was discovered when a parcel was opened by a resident of the Vale dos Lagos neighborhood of Salvador, in Bahia State, Brazil. The partially opened package contained an IED whose initiation system included a...
Mobius report 37/2023 – Improvised Claymore and AP Mine Caches in Northern Ecuador
June 1, 2023On May 10, 2023, a joint Ecuadorian National Police and Armed Forces of Ecuador operation led to the discovery of a weapons cache belonging to the Colombian “Comandos de la Frontera” group in Lago Agrio canton, in Sucumbíos Province, in...
