TGA0798 – Failed Multiple IED Attack by ULFA-I, Assam, India
August 27, 2024On August 15, 2024, which marked India’s 78th Independence Day, the United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent published a statement claiming they had planted 25 IEDs in different locations across the state of Assam, in northeast India, as an act of...
Mobius 59/2024 – Improvised Multi-Purpose Booby Trap Mechanism
August 27, 2024In July 2024, ROTOR-43 – a Russian company specializing in firearm tuning – showcased an anti-lift device on their Telegram channel. Originally designed for use as anti-lift booby traps with anti-tank mines, such as the TM-62, the device’s functionality has...
Mobius 58/2024 – Russian Wagner PMC IEDs in the African Sahel
August 22, 2024In early 2024, documentation of IEDs in the Mali area was posted on a Telegram channel associated with Russian Wagner Private Military Company forces. The images of the IEDs and components were mainly intended to serve as a guide for...
Mobius 57/2024 – Spring-Vibration Switches for FPV Drone-Based Improvised Loitering Munitions, Ukraine
August 19, 2024Since April 2024, Russian sources have reported several cases of UAVs deployed as improvised loitering munitions carrying explosive payloads fitted with spring-vibration switch initiation systems in Ukraine. These spring-based PCB systems appear to be manufactured by several different Ukrainian manufacturers,...
Hydra report July 2024
August 13, 2024This month’s In Focus analyzes the Islamic State shooting attack during Ashura Eve celebrations in a Shia mosque in Oman, marking the first officially claimed attack by the group in the country. The shooting incident joins recent attacks claimed by IS in Krasnogorsk, Istanbul, Kerman and Brussels,...
Hydra report June 2024
August 13, 2024This month’s In Focus analyzes the three coordinated PBIED attacks in Nigeria targeting a wedding, a funeral and a hospital, which claimed the lives of at least 32 people, with at least 30 others injured. According to witnesses, at least one of the...
Mobius 56/2024 – IDF Weapons and Ordnance Used by Palestinian Terrorist Organizations
August 4, 2024Throughout the months of fighting in the Gaza Strip since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, the Palestinian terrorist organizations operating in Gaza have documented their use of various Israel Defense Forces’ weapons and ammunition, some stolen from the forces...
Mobius 55/2024 – MDZ Bullets Modified for use as Improvised Detonators, Ukraine
August 4, 2024Since the expansion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian instructors suggested using the safety primer of an MDZ incendiary bullet for two types of modifications: the first modification suggested by instructors is utilizing it in improvised impact fuzes in...
TGA0797 – Anti-Spoofing Tools for DJI UAVs Used by Russian Forces in Ukraine
August 4, 2024Drone operators in combat zones encounter various challenges related to signal jamming or more advanced methods of GPS spoofing. In July 2023, a team of anonymous Russian hackers announced the development of PCBs designed to protect UAVs from the GPS...
