@LucasADWebber

Sr Threat Intelligence Analyst @TechvsTerrorism. Sr Research Fellow @TheSoufanCenter. Co-Founder @MilitantWire.

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Joined April 2012
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Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa - by @NiccolaMilnes militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Armed Group Drone Attacks and State Counter-Drone Interceptions in West Africa (Credit @NiccolaMilnes) militantwire.com/p/defending…
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Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa - by @NiccolaMilnes militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Media Combatants: The Islamic State on Jihadi Propaganda as Warfare - by @LucasADWebber militantwire.com/p/fighting-…

Media Combatants: The Islamic State on Jihadi Propaganda as Warfare

The Islamic State’s weekly newsletter al-Naba regularly carries an editorial that sets the ideological tone for the group’s supporters.

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The Islamic State Sahel Threat Is Transnational — my latest with ⁦@SaladinAlDronni⁩ for ⁦@ForeignPolicy⁩ foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/31…

The Islamic State Sahel Threat Is Transnational

Jihadism’s global hub is shifting, and its reach expanding.

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Militant Wire analysis @sadarlo1 and @G88Daniele spoke to @TheMediaLine about how extremists could exploit France's protests without organizing them jpost.com/international/arti…

Extremists could exploit France's protests without organizing them, expert says

The scale of the destruction has also prompted wider questions about how social grievances developed into a national security crisis, whether extremist networks are exploiting the unrest.

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Militant Wire co-founder @LucasADWebber, MW analyst @misterEpete, and @TheSoufanCenter Executive Director @ColinPClarke analyzed the rising Islamic State Sahel threat to Europe and the West for @lawfare lawfaremedia.org/article/the…

The Rising Islamic State Threat to Europe and the West

The Islamic State’s North African affiliate is building a logistical corridor from the Sahel to Spain.

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Files Without Borders: The Diffusion of 3D-Printed Weapons Designs from the Russo-Ukrainian War - by Rueben Dass and @SenftPatrick militantwire.com/p/files-wit…

Files Without Borders: The Diffusion of 3D-Printed Weapons Designs from the Russo-Ukrainian War

3D-printing technology has played a pivotal role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Drones Used by FARC and ELN in Colombia - by @war_noir militantwire.com/p/drones-us…

FPV Drones Used by FARC and ELN in Colombia

The use of first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drones throughout the Russia–Ukraine war has influenced numerous conflicts worldwide and contributed to the growing adoption of this type of drone.

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The police in Tbilisi detained two 14-year-old teenagers on charges of preparing group violence, specifically an attempt to organize a school shooting. amp.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/artic…
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What does CUAS in West Africa look like? Mostly soldiers firing their rifles with a 10 second window to react. Read my latest brief with @MilitantWire
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#Drones are also reshaping the #security landscape in #WestAfrica. Another insightful analysis by @MilitantWire militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa #terrorism militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Saudi Arabia looks to US for an AI edge as Yemen's Houthis up pressure #terrorism dw.com/en/saudi-arabia-looks…

Saudi Arabia looks to US for an AI edge as Yemen's Houthis up pressure

The US is helping Saudi Arabia fight the Houthi group in Yemen with AI-assisted targeting. But AI is not a magic bullet, experts say, and there are technological, political and human rights issues to...

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the analysis by @LucasADWebber and @misterEpete is essential reading to understand the growing complexity of the jihadist landscape and how extremist networks can exploit migration flows. A must-read: lawfaremedia.org/article/the…

The Rising Islamic State Threat to Europe and the West

The Islamic State’s North African affiliate is building a logistical corridor from the Sahel to Spain.

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Informative. Maps and a video of maps.
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Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa - by @NiccolaMilnes militantwire.com/p/defending…

Defending Against Drones: State and Armed Group Responses in West Africa

Globally, the emergence of drones for both surveillance and strikes has become a dominant feature of conflict.

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Authorities are looking into whether the Oregon school shooter had ties to 764. Whatever they find, groups in the wider Com network are openly offering would-be school attackers weapons and training, and a promise: “You will become a saint if you kill.” redpillreversal.substack.com…
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B.C. Conservatives win majority government, return to power after nearly a century theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…

B.C. Conservatives win majority government, return to power after nearly a century

NDP Leader David Eby’s surprise election call, two years ahead of schedule, was a high-stakes gamble that backfired

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The Islamic State’s North African affiliate is building a logistical corridor from the Sahel to Spain, warn @LucasADWebber, @misterepete, and @ColinPClarke. lawfaremedia.org/article/the…

The Rising Islamic State Threat to Europe and the West

The Islamic State’s North African affiliate is building a logistical corridor from the Sahel to Spain.

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Less than two weeks left to register for the annual CASIS symposium happening in Ottawa! Tickets are going fast -- get yours today so you don't miss out!
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⚠️ Artificial intelligence has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites taken offline as organisations worldwide scramble to fend off would-be hackers. ➡️ tinyurl.com/25k83yxk
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