Mobius 20/2024 – Weaponized UAS Imported to Sudan for Rapid Support Forces Operations
March 28, 2025On December 11, 2024, Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers documented a UAV operated by the Rapid Support Forces that was shot down or crashed intact in Sudan. The UAV, deployed as a loitering munition, had a unique configuration that included two...
TGA0826 – First Documentation of Indirect Fire Weapons Production by IS-Somalia
March 25, 2025On February 27, 2025, Puntland counterterrorism forces conducted a raid on an Islamic State-Somalia workshop located in the Cal Miskaad mountains, Bari Region. The operation resulted in the discovery of approximately 2,000 metal casings of various sizes and configurations, likely intended for use...
Mobius report 19/2025 – Miniature Scatterable Improvised AP Mines, Ukraine
March 19, 2025Since approximately November 2024, documentation of different types of miniature improvised scatterable anti-personnel mines deployed by Ukrainian forces from UAVs in different locations have begun appearing in the Ukrainian combat arena. Several distinct subtypes of these miniature improvised AP mines...
Mobius report 18/2025 – Reappearance of Past IED Characteristics in Pakistan
March 13, 2025During February 2025, two IEDs were detected in separate locations within Balochistan Province. On February 6, 2025, security forces recovered an IED concealed in a cement block in Pishin, along with a mobile phone-based initiation system. Notably, the use of...
Mobius report 17/2025 – Perpetrators of Covert IED Attacks in the Russian-Ukrainian War Theater
March 6, 2025Both Ukrainian and Russian intelligence services engage in clandestine operations, recruiting agents to carry out covert attacks against their adversaries. Russia focuses its operations on major Ukrainian cities, while Ukraine carries out operations in Russia-occupied territories annexed before the war,...
Mobius report 16/2025 – Weaponized UAVs and Dedicated Ammunition Used by the Myanmar Army
March 3, 2025In November 2024, the Myanmar Army released a training and demonstration video showcasing several types of weaponized UAVs for the first time. The video prominently featured various rotary-wing drones, utilized as both armed UAVs and improvised loitering munitions, carrying custom-made...
TGA0825 – Molnya-2 Fixed-Wing Loitering Munitions with Heavy Payloads Used by Russian Forces
February 28, 2025Since November 2024, Russian media and Telegram channels have increasingly begun to feature documentation of the Russian military’s use of the Molniya-2 loitering munition – an advanced version of the Molnya fixed-wing loitering munition. These UAVs are fitted with various...
Mobius report 15/2025 – The Islamic State in Somalia, 2024-2025
February 28, 2025In January and February 2025, Somali security forces conducted a series of targeted operations in Bari region, in Puntland State, in northeastern Somalia. The operations were aimed at dismantling Islamic State in Somalia-affiliated militant networks. These operations resulted in the...
