TGA0697 – Modified VOG-25 Grenades Seized from HTS Supporter, Chita, Russia
July 17, 2022On June 20, 2022, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation captured an alleged supporter of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in Chita, Transbaikal, in the Russian Far East. The detainee is a Russian citizen, who reportedly planned to carry out...
TGA0696 – IED Attacks Targeting Pharmacies in Manipur, India
July 17, 2022As part of an escalation in the security situation in Manipur, a series of bombings targeting pharmacies have taken place in the city recently. On June 10, 2022, an IED fitted with a mobile phone-based RC initiation system, planted near...
TGA0695 – Islamic State Al-Saqri Foundation Presents a Mobile Phone-Based Initiation System
July 17, 2022On June 15, 2022, the Islamic State-affiliated Al-Saqri Foundation for Military Science published its first issue of its Remote Detonation Series in the Arabic language. The instructions are divided into two parts: the first part explains the known, familiar modification...
TGA0694 – Civilian Vehicles Fitted with Air-to-Surface Rocket Launchers, Ukraine
July 17, 2022After the initial progress of the invading Russian forces became mired in different fighting areas, they switched in the latest phase of the war to an offensive to cut off Ukrainian resistance in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Ukrainian forces...
Mobius report – Large IED Concealed in a Garbage Truck Initiated, Pattani, Thailand
July 17, 2022On June 20, 2022, at around 9:20 PM, a garbage truck containing an IED exploded between a Police service unit building and a gas station in Village No. 1, in the Khuan Subdistrict of Panare District, adjacent to Route 42,...
Mobius Report – Progression in Militant Mortar Fire Capabilities, Myanmar
July 17, 2022Indirect fire capabilities, or high trajectory weapons, entered production and use by armed militias across Myanmar in mid-2021, gaining momentum toward the end of the year. Significant development was made mainly in Sagaing Region, in the northwest of the country....
Mobius Report – Assassinations of Officials and Collaborators in Occupied Ukrainian Cities
July 17, 2022On May 30, 2022, an IED initiation badly damaged a vehicle owned by the family of a pro-Russia politician in the center of Melitopol city. The politician was not in the vehicle at the time. Several people were reportedly injured...
Mobius Report – Improvised Ammunition Based on AT Warheads for Armed UAVs, Ukraine
July 17, 2022Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the use of all kinds of ammunition with armed UAVs has been documented, most of which were fragmentation bomblets with different point-detonating nose fuzes.On July 7, 2022, a Ukrainian mechanical...
Mobius Report – Improvised Release Dispensers for Improvised UAV Ammunition, Ukraine
July 17, 2022Armed drones have become common offensive weapons used by Ukrainian forces in recent months. Commercial payload dispensers were initially used to turn these platforms into armed drones, but more recently, there has been increased documentation of improvised and 3D printed...
