Mobius 61/2024 – IEDs and Weapons Recently Seized in Syria
August 30, 2024Since the fighting in Syria dropped from the headlines in recent years, there have been many weapons seizures across the country. Many of these weapons were attributed to Islamic State cells and this is also evident from the characteristics of...
Mobius 60/2024 – FPV Racing Drone-Based Improvised Loitering Munitions, Syria
August 29, 2024In the past year, the use of FPV racing drone-based improvised loitering munitions has become a major weapon on the Syrian battlefield, similar to the use of this technology in Ukraine and other arenas around the world.On July 26, 2024,...
TGA0800 – Light Commercial Aircraft Modified for Use as Weaponized Unmanned Platforms Against Russia
August 29, 2024In recent months, Russian forces have discovered a number of light, fixed-wing aircraft modified for use as weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles. Electronics and camera equipment installed in the cockpit of the aircraft enabled them to be used as unmanned aircraft....
TGA0799 – Noteworthy Attacks Against Israel by Iranian Proxy Groups
August 27, 2024Between July 18 and July 27, 2024, two noteworthy attacks were carried out in Israel by Iranian proxy groups. The first was a loitering munition attack in western Tel Aviv by the Houthis, and the second was a Falaq-1 rocket...
TGA0798 – Failed Multiple IED Attack by ULFA-I, Assam, India
August 27, 2024On August 15, 2024, which marked India’s 78th Independence Day, the United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent published a statement claiming they had planted 25 IEDs in different locations across the state of Assam, in northeast India, as an act of...
Mobius 59/2024 – Improvised Multi-Purpose Booby Trap Mechanism
August 27, 2024In July 2024, ROTOR-43 – a Russian company specializing in firearm tuning – showcased an anti-lift device on their Telegram channel. Originally designed for use as anti-lift booby traps with anti-tank mines, such as the TM-62, the device’s functionality has...
Mobius 58/2024 – Russian Wagner PMC IEDs in the African Sahel
August 22, 2024In early 2024, documentation of IEDs in the Mali area was posted on a Telegram channel associated with Russian Wagner Private Military Company forces. The images of the IEDs and components were mainly intended to serve as a guide for...
Mobius 57/2024 – Spring-Vibration Switches for FPV Drone-Based Improvised Loitering Munitions, Ukraine
August 19, 2024Since April 2024, Russian sources have reported several cases of UAVs deployed as improvised loitering munitions carrying explosive payloads fitted with spring-vibration switch initiation systems in Ukraine. These spring-based PCB systems appear to be manufactured by several different Ukrainian manufacturers,...
Hydra report July 2024
August 13, 2024This month’s In Focus analyzes the Islamic State shooting attack during Ashura Eve celebrations in a Shia mosque in Oman, marking the first officially claimed attack by the group in the country. The shooting incident joins recent attacks claimed by IS in Krasnogorsk, Istanbul, Kerman and Brussels,...
