Mobius report 30/2023 – Booby-Trapped UAVs
April 30, 2023On April 3, 2023, two images were posted on a Russian Telegram channel, showing the inside of a downed Ukrainian UAV. The aircraft appears to be a booby-trapped reconnaissance UAV. A comment on the image warned Ukrainian forces are increasingly...
Mobius report 29/2023 – Directional Fragmentation IEDs, Southern Thailand
April 30, 2023On April 18, 2023, an IED was found and later neutralized near Moo No. 6 in the Ban Chue Nga area of Mueang Narathiwat District, in southern Thailand’s Narathiwat Province.The IED was connected to an initiation system cased in a...
Mobius report 28/2023 – IED Attack in Istanbul and Terrorist Groups Operating in the City
April 27, 2023On November 13, 2022, an IED initiated on İstiklal Avenue, in Beyoğlu District, in the center of the Turkish city of Istanbul. The IED, which was concealed in a backpack, was placed on a bench in front of a Mango...
TGA0736 – Polystyrene and Gasoline Mixtures in IEDs and Armed UAV Ammunition, Ukraine
April 27, 2023In April 2023, Russian and Ukrainian social media presented examples of a polystyrene and gasoline mixture and its possible application with IEDs, and specifically with small weaponized UAVs. The mixture is very easy to make, and the components are readily...
Mobius report 27/2023 – Standard Improvised Mortar Systems, Myanmar
April 27, 2023During March 2023, several militias operating in Sagaing Province, in northwestern Myanmar, released documentation of improvised mortar systems they manufactured that have entered operational service in attacks against military and security forces throughout the region. All of the presented mortar...
Mobius report 26/2023 – New Combination RC and Time Delay Initiation System, Myanmar
April 25, 2023On March 27, 2023, two multiple IED attacks targeted electrical/communications infrastructure in different areas of Yangon Region in southern Myanmar. At both scenes, the militants used IEDs with similar initiation systems – a time delay module board and a commercial...
Mobius report 25/2023 – Attempted Assassination of Japanese PM with Thrown Pipe IEDs
April 24, 2023On April 15, 2023, an attempt was made to assassinate Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit to the Saikazaki Fishing Harbor in Wakayama city, in Wakayama Prefecture. As the PM was about to deliver a speech at the...
TGA0735 – IEDs Concealed in Pen Drives Sent to Journalists in Ecuador
April 23, 2023In March 2023, five envelopes with pen drives concealing IEDs were sent to five journalists working at TV and radio stations in Guayaquil and Quito, in Ecuador. One of the VOIEDs partially initiated on March 20, 2023, when the targeted...
TGA0734 – Home Theater VOIED Initiated when Plugged in to Domestic Socket and Switched ON
April 23, 2023On April 3, 2023, a victim operated IED in the form of a booby-trapped home theater system, gifted anonymously as a wedding present, initiated in a house in Chamari village, in the Kabir Dham District of Chhattisgarh State, in central...
