Mobius report 50/2023 – AQAP IED Attack TTPs, Yemen
July 24, 2023On July 4, 2023, Ansar al-Sharia, aka Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, published a video featuring attacks by the group from the past year, targeting UAE-backed forces more commonly known as the Southern Transitional Council and Security Belt Forces. The...
Industrial Production of Munition Items by Colombian Armed Groups
July 20, 2023On June 24, 2023, a truck carrying weapons concealed in a cargo of sand was intercepted in Morelia, in Caquetá Department, in southern Colombia. The recovered items included a mortar, mortar bombs, and additional ammunition. While all of the weapons...
TGA0746 – Anti-Drone Guns Used by Mexican Cartels
July 13, 2023In June 2023, following confrontations between rival cartels and an underbelly IED attack that destroyed an armored security forces vehicle in Apatzingán, in Michoacán State, numerous improvised bomblets for armed UAVS and an anti-drone gun were recovered. With the increased...
Hydra report – June 2023
July 10, 2023This month’s In Focus links the brutal attack on a school in the small Ugandan town of Mpondwe to the Islamic State Central Africa Province. Amid ongoing Shuja counterterrorist operations by the Ugandan and Congolese Armies, ISCAP escalated its activities...
TGA0745 – Improvised UAV Armed with an AT Rocket Launcher Used by Russian Forces
July 2, 2023In June 2023, a Ukrainian Telegram channel associated with the analysis of electrical warfare equipment posted documentation of an improvised UAV, reportedly armed with a rocket launcher, which had been downed by Ukrainian forces at an unspecified location. The launcher...
TGA0744 – Improvised UAV Bomblet Fitted with an Ultrasonic Sensor, Ukraine
July 2, 2023In June 2023, a pro-Ukraine source posted images of an unusual, unfinished improvised UAV bomblet seized by Ukrainian forces at an unspecified location. The alleged bomblet was fitted with an ultrasonic sensor, presumably enabling it to initiate before hitting the...
TGA0743 – Fixed-Wing UAVs Deployed as AA Decoys by Russian Forces in Ukraine
July 2, 2023Between April and May 2023, Russian and Ukrainian forces intercepted several fixed-wing UAVs of a similar configuration, in different areas in southern and northeastern Ukraine. These UAVs were not fitted with cameras or explosive payloads. The presence of components identified...
Mobius report 48/2023 – Al-Shabaab PBIED used to Breach Entrance to Government Complex, Somalia
June 29, 2023On January 22, 2023, Al-Shabaab attacked Mogadishu City Hall, located in a protected government compound in Somalia’s capital city. The attack commenced with a PBIED initiated against a metal side entrance door in the wall of the compound, to enable...
Terrogence Mobius report 47/2023 – IRGC Presents Arbaeen Armed UAV Previously Deployed by Proxy Militias
June 28, 2023In June 2023, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Force revealed in Iranian state media their testing of the large Arbaeen quadcopter, designated for combat and other missions. The Arbaeen is identical to armed UAVs documented in attacks in Syria...
