TGA0736 – Polystyrene and Gasoline Mixtures in IEDs and Armed UAV Ammunition, Ukraine
April 27, 2023In April 2023, Russian and Ukrainian social media presented examples of a polystyrene and gasoline mixture and its possible application with IEDs, and specifically with small weaponized UAVs. The mixture is very easy to make, and the components are readily...
Mobius report 27/2023 – Standard Improvised Mortar Systems, Myanmar
April 27, 2023During March 2023, several militias operating in Sagaing Province, in northwestern Myanmar, released documentation of improvised mortar systems they manufactured that have entered operational service in attacks against military and security forces throughout the region. All of the presented mortar...
Mobius report 26/2023 – New Combination RC and Time Delay Initiation System, Myanmar
April 25, 2023On March 27, 2023, two multiple IED attacks targeted electrical/communications infrastructure in different areas of Yangon Region in southern Myanmar. At both scenes, the militants used IEDs with similar initiation systems – a time delay module board and a commercial...
Mobius report 25/2023 – Attempted Assassination of Japanese PM with Thrown Pipe IEDs
April 24, 2023On April 15, 2023, an attempt was made to assassinate Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit to the Saikazaki Fishing Harbor in Wakayama city, in Wakayama Prefecture. As the PM was about to deliver a speech at the...
TGA0735 – IEDs Concealed in Pen Drives Sent to Journalists in Ecuador
April 23, 2023In March 2023, five envelopes with pen drives concealing IEDs were sent to five journalists working at TV and radio stations in Guayaquil and Quito, in Ecuador. One of the VOIEDs partially initiated on March 20, 2023, when the targeted...
TGA0734 – Home Theater VOIED Initiated when Plugged in to Domestic Socket and Switched ON
April 23, 2023On April 3, 2023, a victim operated IED in the form of a booby-trapped home theater system, gifted anonymously as a wedding present, initiated in a house in Chamari village, in the Kabir Dham District of Chhattisgarh State, in central...
Hydra report – March 2023
April 11, 2023In this month’s In Focus, in Afghanistan, after a period of about two months during which the Islamic State’s Khorasan Province was silent and did not claim responsibility for any attacks, the group returned in the past month in full...
Mobius report 24/2023 – Fixed-Wing UAVs for Increasingly Diversified Combat Use, Myanmar
April 4, 2023Between February 18 and 24, 2023, an account associated with several militias in the People’s Defense Force published detailed documentation showing flight and operational tests of at least three models of fixed-wing drones with explosive payloads for use in various...
Mobius report 23/2023 – Dangerous UXO from Armed UAVs and Improvised Loitering Munitions, Ukraine
April 2, 2023In the course of the Russia-Ukraine war, we have witnessed the widespread use of various types of unmanned aerial vehicles for attack purposes, by both sides. Although the Russians mainly use standard military UAS, including those manufactured by Iran, on...
