TGA0775 – FPV Racing Drones Smuggling into Yemen Thwarted on the UAE-Oman Border
February 26, 2024In January 2024, a truck carrying FPV racing drone frames, rotors, batteries, and other components was intercepted in Oman. The cargo’s final destination was reportedly Yemen. These drones are notorious for their use as improvised loitering munitions in numerous combat...
Mobius 10/2024 – Modifying Munitions for Short-Range Trench Warfare, Ukraine
February 26, 2024During the past year, both the Ukrainian and Russian sides have made considerable efforts to fortify their currently held territories to prevent the other side from claiming or reclaiming them. Recently, there has been evident improvisation and modification of standard...
Mobius 9/2024 – Weaponized UAVs in the Sudanese Arena
February 21, 2024In recent months, there has been an increase in the use of various drones and UAVs in the Sudanese conflict arena between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the opponents of the military regime, the Rapid Support Forces. The types of...
TGA0774 – ISPP Attacks against Political Targets, Pakistan
February 18, 2024On January 30, 2024, the Islamic State – Pakistan Province claimed responsibility for a motorcycle VBIED attack targeting a rally organized by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sibi, central Pakistan. It joined a series of attacks targeting politically-oriented events preceding...
Hydra report January 2024
February 18, 2024This month’s In Focus analyzes the audio release of the Islamic State’s spokesman, Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, and his reference to the ongoing war between Palestinian terrorist groups and Israel in the Gaza Strip, explicitly inciting operatives and supporters to avenge their fellow Muslims...
Mobius 8/2024 – Murad-5 UAS Deployed as Loitering Munitions Attack US Forces in Iraq & Syria
February 14, 2024On January 16, 2024, a UAS deployed as a loitering munition crashed in Al-Alam Subdistrict, north of the city of Tikrit, in Salah al-Din Governorate in Iraq. The wreckage suggests it was a Murad-5 UAV, adorned with stickers featuring images...
Mobius 7/2024 – Industrial Production of Grenade Launchers by Myanmar Armed Groups
February 14, 2024Since the 2021 coup and the ensuing conflict, particularly in the past two years, there is a notable proliferation of several types of standard weapons among armed groups across Myanmar. Among these weapons are two primary types of 40 mm...
Mobius 6/2024 – Accidental Detonation Due to Improper Storage of Explosives, Nigeria
February 14, 2024On January 16, 2024, a powerful explosion occurred in a building in the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The blast resulted in at least five dead and over 70 injured, and inflicted substantial damage to nearby buildings and vehicles....
TGA0773 – Jet-Powered Shahed Loitering Munition Introduced by Iran’s IRGC
February 5, 2024In late 2023, Iran publicized its development of a new model of loitering munition, designated “Shahed-238.” The new prototype, of which at least four variations have been exhibited to date, resembles the Shahed-136 loitering munition, albeit with a significant modification...
