Mobius report 85/2022 – IS VBIED Attacks and Weapons Stockpiles, Daraa, Syria
December 2, 2022On November 14, 2022, a VBIED, reportedly driven by a suicide bomber, initiated in an alley in Hamadeen District, in the Tariq al-Saad neighborhood of the Syrian city of Daraa. As a result of the explosion, damage was caused to...
Mobius report 84/2022 – IED and IID Attacks in Three Ecuadorian Provinces, November 2022
December 2, 2022On November 1, 2022, IID and IED attacks were recorded in over 20 locations in the provinces of Guayas, Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, in Ecuador. Five police officers were also shot dead in violent episodes, prompted by...
Mobius report 83/2022 – Instructional Video – Modifying Mortar Bomb Fuzes for Use as Armed UAV Ammunition, Ukraine
December 2, 2022Mortar bombs are the main ammunition used for large armed UAVs in the war in Ukraine, as well as in other conflict zones around the world. When using standard mortar bombs, there are several options for their initiation, including the...
Mobius report 82/2022 – Sources of HE used in IEDs in Myanmar
December 2, 2022On August 3, 2022, the Myaung Women Warriors – an armed group affiliated with the People’s Defense Force that operates in Myaung Township, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Myanmar – released footage of their operatives preparing IEDs. The IEDs...
Mobius report 81/2022 – Improvised Multiple Rocket Launchers, Ukraine
December 2, 2022Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, improvised multiple rocket launchers mounted on pickups and large trucks have appeared on the front lines, in the vicinity of Kharkiv, Kherson, Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv and Donetsk. The Ukrainians’ use of...
Terrogence Hydra report – October 2022
November 15, 2022This month’s In Focus examines the recent terror attacks in India in late September and during October, in two different areas of the country. On the night of September 28, 2022, and the following morning, September 29, 2022, two IED...
TGA0713 – Chechen Jihadist’s Critical Analysis of a Ricin Poison Instructional Video
November 11, 2022On October 22, 2022, the Chechen jihadist Lamanho Telegram channel started a discussion related to the production and use of ricin, based on a known (old) video by Kurt Saxon. The Lamanho author provides his analysis, highlighting the pros and...
TGA0712 – Militants Target Military Maritime Vessels with IEDs and Improvised Weapons, Myanmar
November 11, 2022Over the past year, militants in Myanmar have been gradually increasing their experimentation and use of various attack TTPs to target military transportation and supply vessels on the country’s maritime routes, primarily the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers that flow adjacent...
TGA0711 – New Houthi Naval Bottom Mines and USV WBIEDs Unveiled, Sanaa, Yemen
November 11, 2022On September 21, 2022, the Iran-aligned Ansar Allah Movement (the Houthis) unveiled, for the first time, during a military parade in Sanaa, two types of bottom naval mines, designated “Masjur.” According to the Houthis’ claims, the bottom mines are based...
