Hydra – Cyber Jihad: Apps for Safe Communication Recommended by Chechen Jihadi Telegram Channel
October 18, 2022On September 8, 2022, a Chechen jihadi-associated Telegram channel posted an instructional video explaining how to use the aTox application – a free mobile messenger – using the Tox protocol. The app is recommended by the channel’s author as a...
TGA0709 – Intensified IS Activity and Attacks in Al-Hol Camp, Syria
October 11, 2022Recently, there has been an escalation in militant activity in the Al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, manifested in several ways – an increase in weapons seized from Islamic State operatives in the camp, an increase in armed confrontations between IS...
TGA0708 – USV WBIED Washes Ashore in Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia
October 11, 2022For the first time in the Black Sea, what appears to be an unmanned surface vessel serving as a water-borne IED was documented near Sevastopol. The vessel was found drifting toward the shore and incorporated components that resemble sensors, camera,...
TGA0707 – Progression of Improvised UAV Ammunition Used by Russian Forces, Ukraine
October 11, 2022Visual documentation published since the end of August 2022, and throughout September 2022, suggests standard units of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as its affiliated units have diversified their use of improvised ammunition for their weaponized quadcopters. While most...
TGA0706 – Commercial HE-Based IEDs used by Farmers in Protests, La Paz, Bolivia
October 11, 2022During August 2022, coca growers in the Bolivian capital, La Paz, clashed repeatedly with police forces regarding the opening of an illegal coca market allegedly supported by the government. What started out as protest marches rapidly escalated into violent clashes...
Mobius report 72/2022 – Iranian Delta-Wing Loitering Munitions Used by Russia in Ukraine
October 11, 2022On September 25, 2022, four loitering munitions were launched toward the city of Odesa, which lies on the shores of the Black Sea, in southwestern Ukraine. Three of them impacted an administrative building used by the Ukrainian Army’s Operational Command...
Mobius report 71/2022 – Houthi Sea Mines and Anti-Ship Missiles Displayed in Military Parade, Yemen
October 11, 2022On September 1, 2022, the Ansar Allah Movement (Houthis) held a largescale military parade in open terrain near the city of Al-Hodeidah, situated in Al-Hodeidah Governorate, on Yemen’s western coast. The parade marked the training graduation ceremony of new batches...
Mobius report 70/2022 – Booby Traps Used by Russian Special Forces in Ukraine
October 11, 2022Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian security forces have documented numerous incidents of booby traps set up by retreating Russian forces, most of which were improvised, using simple munition items. Recently, special...
Mobius report 69/2022 – Lamanho Discussion on IED Attacks Targeting Railroad Tracks and Train Derailing
October 11, 2022On August 26, 2022, a discussion thread on how to sabotage railroad tracks and derail trains was opened on the Telegram channel of Lamanho – a closed group created by Chechen Muslims whose goal is to share their military knowledge...
