Hydra Report – November 2021
December 14, 2021November’s In Focus delves into the recent sectarian violence in Bangladesh, incited by an incident in which a Quran was placed on the lap of an idol in a Hindu temple in the country’s Cumilla District, on October 13, 2021....
Unique Anti-Personnel IEDs in the Philippines
December 2, 2021On October 26, 2021, Philippines Army forces uncovered an IED workshop in Barangay Dolos, Bulan, Sorsogon. In the workshop, components for IEDs of various sizes and configurations were recovered. In the past year, anti-personnel IEDs resembling large Claymore-type mines, produced...
Myanmar – Fragmentation IEDs
December 2, 2021In recent months, we have tracked a number of incidents involving the use of IEDs prepared by forces opposing military rule in Myanmar. Prominent among these was the emergence of high-quality omnidirectional fragmentation IEDs in two incidents documented in May...
Al-Khemia Report – ETN
September 30, 2021This report delivers an in-depth analysis of the production method for erythritol nitrate using erythritol, potassium nitrate and sulfuric acid, as posted by a jihadist forum member. The presented synthesis does not necessitate the use of nitric acid as a...
TGAlert – AQ Manual Suggests Targets for Lone Wolf Attacks, Including Methods for Botulinum
September 8, 2021In early August 2021, a newly formed Al Qaeda-aligned media unit redistributed an Arabic-language manual directed at potential lone wolf attackers, particularly Muslims residing in the US, Europe and Russia. A comprehensive book covering a wide variety of fields, it aims...
Mobius Report – New ISCAP Attack TTPs, Beni, DRC
June 30, 2021On June 27, 2021, two IED attacks struck different areas in Beni city, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu Province. On the morning of June 27, an IED initiated inside a Catholic church, injuring two women. On the evening...
